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House altar "gou", Benin, Fon, Size: H: 19,5 cm D: 17 cm (H: 7.7 inch D: 6.7 inch), ID: 3041880
House altar "gou", Benin, Fon, Size: H: 19,5 cm D: 17 cm (H: 7.7 inch D: 6.7 inch), ID: 3041880 - 2/3 House altar "gou", Benin, Fon, Size: H: 19,5 cm D: 17 cm (H: 7.7 inch D: 6.7 inch), ID: 3041880 - 3/3
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Lot 246
85th Tribal Art Auction

House altar "gou" ·  Benin, Fon · ID: 3041880

sold EUR 600
Provenance
French Collection
Size
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

Africa

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