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
Comparing literature
Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl (Hg.), Skulpturen und Objekte aus der Region des Königreiches Dahomey, Marl 2008, p. 55, ill. 47