Male figure "bochio"

Benin, Fon

Price EUR 300

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance

Provenance

German Private Collection

Size

H: 56,5 cm

H: 22.2 inch

Description

wood, red pigment, base

“Bochios” are protective figures for individuals, communities or for certain things. They are supposed to keep away harm.

Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl (Hg.), Skulpturen und Objekte aus der Region des Königreiches Dahomey, Marl 2008, p. 61

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