It is also the physical manifestation of the god Edan.

The sculpture depicts a dignitary of the royal family in all his majesty. He sits on a throne whose base is formed by elephants, the most powerful animals in Africa, and whose armrests are coiled snakes. On the backrest, we see a scorpion, two chameleons, and a bird. These animals symbolize strength, wisdom, and cunning.

I wondered for a long time what the bronze actually represented. I couldn't quite reconcile the headdress with my perception of a completely different region of the world. It was only recently that I found information that headdresses made of red feathers from the West African gray parrot were made in Benin.