Jim you are to kind and to my mind right about the African iconography. I am without my PC so I cannot follow up with more information and pics. I have been trying to find stuff I post on the old forum about the hornbill knives I have. I believe in this example we just see exagerated eye sockects for poping round eyes these and other more forward looking birds tend to have in relation to small birds with more side vission if that makes sense. The hornbill image is found on many objects like loom pulleys as well as large sculpture in the round. It does not look dog like to me or aggressive.
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