Processional group: Chief accompanied by his entourage ·  Benin, Fon · ID: 3038719

Description

wooden plate, 32 brass figures, in the centre the chief, with long pipe and beautiful blanket resting on a hammock, fixed to a long wooden bar supported by especially high towering figures, accompanied by his royal household carrying several insignia such as fans, umbrellas and flags, a group of musicians following, each figure screwed with the wooden plate, supported by four bowl-shaped feet, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion

The object Processional group: Chief accompanied by his entourage with the object ID 3038719 was part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction on May 28, 2016. The object with the lot number 232 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300 with an asking price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

Kerchache, Jacques, Paudrat, Jean-Louis, Stephan, Lucien, Die Kunst des Schwarzen Afrika, Freiburg, Basel, Wien 1988, p. 541