Rare statue of "guelelé" ("glélé") · Benin, Fon · ID: 3047257
sold
EUR 2,600
Size
H: 48,5 cm
H: 19.1 inch
Description
wood, nails, arms and eyeballs worked separately, rest.
Present figure is a representation of Guelelé, who was king of Dahomey from 1858 to 1889. He is represented in the form of a lion and was also called “kinikini” - “the lion”.
The object Rare statue of “guelelé” (“glélé”) with the object ID 3047257 was part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction on October 24, 2020. The object with the lot number 175 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,600 with an asking price of EUR 1,800.
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