Memorial head · Nigeria, Benin · ID: 3052413
Price
EUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandSize
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
Description
wood, pigments,
Wooden shrine heads were allowed to sit on the altars of chiefs and important individuals as opposed to the copper alloy heads that were exclusively used by the royalty of Benin.
The object Memorial head with the object ID 3052413 was part of the auction Auction 105 on November 15, 2025, lot number 298 at that time and is currently available for EUR 1,500 in Open sale.
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Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 37, ill. 88