Horn ·  Nigeria, Benin · ID: 3039577

Description

ivory, yellowish and reddish brown patina, rectangular mouth piece on convex side, at the same place carved with a crocodile in flat relief, flanked by bow-shaped projecting ornaments with central drilling, slightly dam., minor missing parts (one ornament missing);
such small ivory horns were used for healing rites.

The object Horn with the object ID 3039577 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 309 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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