House altar "gou" ·  Bénin, Fon · ID: 3036104

Description

encrusted patina, remains of indigo blue pigment, sacrificial traces, round ceramic pot, filled with magical mass, three almost life-sized heads in the centre, inbetween several metal objects in form of serpents, spirals or knives, a further metal object, reminding of a small “asen” altar arranged aside, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion

Littérature comparée

Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl (Hg.), Skulpturen und Objekte aus der Region des Königreiches Dahomey, Marl 2008, p. 52 f.