Power object · Benin, Fon · ID: 3039423
sold
EUR 750
Size
H: 12 cm
L: 24,5 cm
H: 4.7 inch
L: 9.6 inch
Description
consisting of a human lower jaw, wrapped with encrusted cord material, several padlocks and cowrie shells attached, min. dam., cracks, traces of corrosion, base
The object Power object with the object ID 3039423 was part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction on October 31, 2015. The object with the lot number 298 achieved a sales price of EUR 750 with an asking price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Boudre, Daniel, Fetiches de l'ancienne Cote des Esclaves, Toulouse 2014, p. 148