Elephant ·  Benin, Fon · ID: 3038711

Description

brass, lifting an anthropomorphic figure with his trunk, ornamental decor, finely worked details: eyelashes, necklace

The object Elephant with the object ID 3038711 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 233 achieved a sales price of EUR 180.

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Comparing literature

Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl (Hg.), Skulpturen und Objekte aus der Region des Königreiches Dahomey, Marl 2008, p. 50, ill. 34