Memorial head of an "oba" ·  Nigeria, Kingdom of Benin, Edo · ID: 3037481

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, charakteristic form and facial features, cavity at the back, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of insect caused damage

The object Memorial head of an “oba” with the object ID 3037481 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 274 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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