Pair of figures · Togo, Ada · ID: 3036698
not available anymore
Provenance
Michel Gosse, Caen/Paris, FranceSize
H: 21,5 cm
22 cm
H: 8.5 inch
8.7 inch
Description
wood, matt brown patina, remains of pigments, male/female, simplified forms, both with separate worked movable arms, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage (back of the female figure), slight traces of abrasion, base;
such figures served for worshipping of the ancestors and were kept on private shrines inside the house.