Power figure "bochio" · Benin, Fon · ID: 3033775
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Provenance
Alain Lebas, Paris, FranceSize
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch
Description
clay, terracotta, vegetable materials, encrusted with sacrificial patina, slightly dam., minor missing parts, on rotary disc;
“Bochios” are guardian figures and should keep away evil spirits. Therefore they were provided with magial substances and received various sacrifices in order to consecrate them.