Four figures · Togo, Ada · ID: 3033554
Description
wood, brown patina, red paint, kaolin, couple of figures, h: 17,5 cm/ resp. 18,5 cm; standing figure, h: 19,5 cm; standing figure, h: 24 cm, greyish brown patina, kaolin, each figure of simple form, with fissures and slight traces of abrasion;
such figures served for worshipping of the ancestors and were kept on private shrines inside the house.
The object Four figures with the object ID 3033554 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 201 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.
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