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" The asen is a portable altar in metal (wrought iron, either in
brass or money(silver) for the richest), gone(taken) up on a stalk which
gets it all wrong in earth(ground) there where holds the ceremony." Sources Xavière
Malabouche
It is here about a central detail of tray.
Symbolically the male persons sat in the centre occupy
a traditional position marking authority...
To know more about it on the asen of the Dahomey, I invite
you to read excellent work made by Black Xavière Malabouche of the gallery
of Ebony in Paris.
If you have more information concerning this part, its
symbolism, its ritual use, its ethnos group, do not hesitate to leave
us a comment
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The man on his feet carries off the share of the man sitting down. 
