Standing pair of figures · Togo, Ada · ID: 3032172
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, GermanySize
H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, traces of black paint, male/female, nearly identical formed, stylized forms, side by side mounted on a pedestal, slightly dam., crack;
served for worshipping of the ancestors and were kept on private shrines inside the house.
The object Standing pair of figures with the object ID 3032172 was part of the auction 68th tribal art auction on March 3, 2012. The object with the lot number 93 achieved a sales price of EUR 800 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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