Pair of figures ·  Togo, Ada · ID: 3036698

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.

The object Pair of figures with the object ID 3036698 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 417.

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