Vodoo -"bochio" · Benin, Fon · ID: 3039950
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Size
H: 62 cm
H: 24.4 inch
Description
light wood, encrusted greyish brown patina, flat arm- and legless torso with anthropomorphic head, coiffure modelled with clay-like mass (missing in parts), magical package on the head hung with pieces of nutshells all around, traces of insect caused damage and from nails, cracks, metal plate
The object Vodoo -“bochio” with the object ID 3039950 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 372.
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