Big magical figure "bochio" · Benin, Fon · ID: 3022667

Name: Big magical figure "bochio"
SKU: 3022667
Price: 1400 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 1,400

Provenance

German Private Collection, North Rhine-Westphalia

Size

H: 135,5 cm

H: 53.3 inch

Description

wood, matt greyish brown patina, natural grown form of the trunk recognizable, crowned by a standing male figure with angular shoulders, traces of weathering, cracks, missing parts, on base;
“bochios” were placed within the villages, they were sacrificed regularly, their purpose was to protect the village of dodgers and evil spirits.

The object Big magical figure “bochio” with the object ID 3022667 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 423 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400.

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