Ritual object · Bénin, Fon · ID: 3039426
Vendu
500 €
Description
wood, encrusted patina, remains of pigments, in form of an anthropomorphic head, the forehead wrapped with encrusted cord and fabric with several padlocks attached, metal objects and wooden sticks inserted on the head, min. dam., small missing parts, cracks, traces of abrasion and corrosion
Littérature comparée
Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl (Hg.), Skulpturen und Objekte aus der Region des Königreiches Dahomey, Marl 2008, p. 55, ill. 47