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Altar-Figur, Löwe (no reserve price)
Fon, Benin
Gesockelt (base included)
Gelbguss. H 8,5 cm. L 10 cm.

Provenienz:
Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich.

Asen genannte Altäre (meist eine runde Blechplatte auf der einzelne figürliche Darstellungen angebracht waren, das ganze auf einer +/- 150 cm. langen Eisenstange fixiert) wurden zum Gedenken an wichtige Persönlichkeiten aufgestellt.

Sie waren Anschauungsmaterial für Sagen, Mythen und Geschichten des Stammes.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Bay, Edna G. (1985). Asen, Iron Altars of the Fon People of Benin. Georgia: Emory University Atlanta.

CHF 100 / 200
EUR 94 / 188

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Altar-Figur, Löwe (no reserve price)

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