Ritual object · Benin, Fon · ID: 3039426
sold
EUR 500
Size
H: 30,5 cm
H: 12.0 inch
Description
wood, encrusted patina, remains of pigments, in form of an anthropomorphic head, the forehead wrapped with encrusted cord and fabric with several padlocks attached, metal objects and wooden sticks inserted on the head, min. dam., small missing parts, cracks, traces of abrasion and corrosion
The object Ritual object with the object ID 3039426 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 299 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl (Hg.), Skulpturen und Objekte aus der Region des Königreiches Dahomey, Marl 2008, p. 55, ill. 47