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  • Effigy used in curing sick children, prob. Ibibio, Nigeria, W.Africa. These effigies were set out by the mother and appropriate sacrifices offered at a place indicated by the medicine-man.
  • An Aku Mma doll.y. Ashanti, Ghana, West Africa.
  • Marionnete representing mother and child, Nigeria, W.Africa. Used in a magic play.