Fon terracotta, Ouidah region, Benin. African art
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Fon terracotta, Ouidah region, Benin.
Altar figure for Voodoo cult representing Mami Wata (Mom Water): the divinity of waters protects the health. Arms extended, as often in these type of object, embossed decorations, sacrificial layer of kaolin.
Dimensions. Height: 26.8 in. - 68 cm.
Weight: 13 lb. - 6 kg.
Date: 60's (approx.)
Pub. in: A. Bartolomucci, Dalla terra fino all’arte , African Art Gallery ed., Milano 2009. p. 122 fig. 150.
Altar figure for Voodoo cult representing Mami Wata (Mom Water): the divinity of waters protects the health. Arms extended, as often in these type of object, embossed decorations, sacrificial layer of kaolin.
Dimensions. Height: 26.8 in. - 68 cm.
Weight: 13 lb. - 6 kg.
Date: 60's (approx.)
Pub. in: A. Bartolomucci, Dalla terra fino all’arte , African Art Gallery ed., Milano 2009. p. 122 fig. 150.
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Fon terracotta, Ouidah region, Benin. African art
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