Phallus symbol, Benin, Fon, Size: L: 36,5 cm (L: 14.4 inch), ID: 3046377

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Lot 37

94th Tribal Art Auction

Phallus symbol · Benin, Fon · ID: 3046377

sold EUR 450

Provenance

Felix Novack (-1982), Polish/ Swedish surgeon
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden

Size

L: 36,5 cm

L: 14.4 inch

Description

wood, encrusted sacrificial patina (camwood powder), oily in places, base

This phallus was probably once part of a clay/ terracotta figure representing the god “Legba”. The followers of this cult also sometimes wore such phallic symbols under their robes.

Comparing literature

Mattelaer, Johan J., The phallus in art and culture, Arnhem 2000, p. 84 ff.

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