Fetish · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3034008
sold
EUR 2,200
Provenance
Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (1956)Size
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, strongly encrusted, an anthropomorphic head rising from an animal horn, funnel-shaped receptacle of fabric and clay-like mass at the back of the head, filled with magical substances and inserted bunches of animal hair, brass tags framing the upper half of the face, handwritten inscription in white paint on the reverse: “169.R” and “D 43”, slightly dam., on base
The object Fetish with the object ID 3034008 was part of the auction 71st tribal art auction on November 24, 2012. The object with the lot number 176 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200 with an asking price of EUR 1,800.
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