Two female dolls ·  Benin, Fon · ID: 3037443

Description

wood, middle brown patina, wearing a green dress, nails accentuated by red polish, abraded facial features, surmounted by a handle-shaped coiffure, dam., missing parts (foot tips), cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base, h: 22 cm; angular body covered by a dark dress, coiffure arranged in three loops, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, h: 16,5 cm;
the Fon venerate twins. In case one of the twins dies a small figure with the same gender of the child which passed away has to be carved.

The object Two female dolls with the object ID 3037443 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 99 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.

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Publications

Bofinger, Brigitte & Wolfgang, Puppen aus Afrika, Stuttgart 2006, p. 47