House altar "gou" · Benin, Fon · ID: 3041880
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
French CollectionSize
H: 19,5 cm
D: 17 cm
H: 7.7 inch
D: 6.7 inch
Description
bowl from pumpkin, filled with magical mass and kaolin, female half figure and various objects from metal and terracotta inserted, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of corrosion
Comparing literature
Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl (Hg.), Skulpturen und Objekte aus der Region des Königreiches Dahomey, Marl 2008, ill. 44