Power figure · Benin, Fon · ID: 3039048
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Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, encrusted sacrificial patina, remains of pigments, the lower part of the body wrapped in fabric, with several paraphernalia: bones, cowrie shells, metal hook, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage;
metal objects are particularly “strong”. They invoke the Vodun “gu”, the god of iron, technology and the violence of war. Padlocks enable to “lock up” evil forces, or shut them up in an iron ring.
The object Power figure with the object ID 3039048 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 312.
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