Buffalo · Côte d'Ivoire, Tusian · ID: 3036533
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Rolf Miehler, Munich, GermanyInge Arendts, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 3 cm
L: 6 cm
H: 1.2 inch
L: 2.4 inch
Description
brass, with broad horns, eyelet for support, min. dam.;
these metal works are predominantly used in context of fortune telling, they also fulfill protective functions and are used as decoration as well.
The object Buffalo with the object ID 3036533 was part of the auction 76th tribal art auction on March 22, 2014. The object with the lot number 221 achieved a sales price of EUR 300 with an asking price of EUR 250.
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Comparing literature
Glar, Wilfried, Die materialisierte Kultur der Ethnien der Volta-Region, Bedburg 2008, p. 118 f.