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The oba's ability to accomplish great things is symbolized here by the elephant trunk
ending in a human hand.
According to tradition, the mudfish was a symbol of Benin kings because both were capable of crossing into different environments. The African mudfish can move across both land and water; similarly, kings were believed to move across both earthly and spiritual realms. For the same reason, frogs and crocodiles also symbolize kings.
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