Two female charm figures · Madagascar · ID: 3040261
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Provenance
Noble and Jean Endicott, New York, USA (smaller figure)Jo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium
Alain Bovis, Paris, France
Description
wood, middle brown patina, a) love-charm “mohara”, Mahafaly/Antanosy, h: 9 cm, glass bead eyes, various openings in the body for insertion of magical substances, slightly dam.; b) figure with drilled eyes and ears, h: 6,8 cm
Comparing literature
Goy, Bertrand, Arts anciens de Madagascar, Milan 2015, p. 139, ill. 76