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fish-legged (figure-derived form attributes, form attributes, ... Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Describes human and other animal figures other then fish having legs depicted as fish bodies, usually holding in his or her hands the fish tails or two other animals in an aggressive, dominant attitude.
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| fish-legged (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,A)
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| fish-legged (Dutch-P,D,NT,A)
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| pisciforme (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: D.DC |
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| Dutch ..... Beschrijft menselijke of andere dierlijke figuren (behalve vissen) die worden afgebeeld met benen of poten en het lichaam van een vis, doorgaans met de staart van een vis of twee andere dieren in de handen en met een agressieve, dominante houding. |
| Spanish ..... Describe figures humanas y otras figuras animales diferentes a los peces que tienen piernas representadas como cuerpos de peces, generalmente sosteniendo en sus manos la colas de pez o un par de otros animales en una actitud dominante y agresiva. |
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[RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred] |
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AAT-Ned (1994-) |
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AAT-Ned online (2000-) |
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Blackmun, Iconography of Carved Altar Tusks from Benin (1984) illustration, Vol. 2, 243 |
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Contributed as a candidate term Candidate term -- AFRART -- 1/00 |
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Fraser and Cole, eds., African Art & Leadership (1972) 261, Douglas Fraser, "The fish-legged figure in Benin and Yoruba art.;" 255, Robert Farris Thompson, "The sign of the divine king: Yoruba bead-embroidered crowns with veil and bird decorations." |
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