House altar "gou" · Benin, Fon · ID: 3036104
sold
EUR 3,300
Provenance
Christian Franke, Stuttgart, GermanySize
H: 33 cm
D: 40 cm
H: 13.0 inch
D: 15.7 inch
Description
encrusted patina, remains of indigo blue pigment, sacrificial traces, round ceramic pot, filled with magical mass, three almost life-sized heads in the centre, inbetween several metal objects in form of serpents, spirals or knives, a further metal object, reminding of a small “asen” altar arranged aside, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion
Comparing literature
Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl (Hg.), Skulpturen und Objekte aus der Region des Königreiches Dahomey, Marl 2008, p. 52 f.