Tom, if you look VERY closely at the opposite corner from the "mouth" you'll see a tiny round eye and likewise, if you look very closely right next to the "mouth" you'll also see a tiny round "nostril" hole where it appears to be rounded over slightly.
I'd be willing to bet that this is repeated on both sides, is it not Fernando?
To animistic tribes almost all animals are sacred, with exceptional species even moreso........if this is from Benin, then in all likelyhood it's a stylized giraffe.
Mike
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