Small calabash altar · Benin, Fon · ID: 3042800
not available anymore
Provenance
Günther Filla, Bochum, GermanySize
H: 16,5 cm
H: 6.5 inch
Description
bowl from pumpkin, filled with unfired clay, three wooden figures, skull of a small animal, bones and claws inserted, entirely covered with encrusted sacrificial patina.
The altar may have belonged to a family or to a whole village community. The attributes refer to various deities.