Two power figures · Benin, Anago · ID: 3042795

Name: Two power figures
SKU: 3042795
Availability: Discontinued

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Provenance

Günther Filla, Bochum, Germany

Description

wood, a) standing female figure, body nearly completely hidden by fabric which is saturated with mass, visible parts covered by encrusted blackish-brown sacrificial patina, slightly dam., crack, traces of insect caused damage (bottom of the base), h: 40,5 cm; additional: b) Voodoo figure, Benin/Fon/Ewe, cylindrical body hung with various magical laoding and Voodoo symbol (sickle-shaped blade of “hevioso”), entirely coated with encrusted greyish-brown sacrificial patina (feathers) and kaolin, slightly dam., h: 38 cm, base

The object Two power figures with the object ID 3042795 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 92.

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