Fon ceremonial altar

Hand hammered and formed Iron ceremonial staff considered an altar and place for the spirits to reside. This is a Most unusual example, it features two figures seated across from one another , BOUND t

An antique Chinese blue and white porcelain ceremonial altar bell. An ornate design of dragons with swirling and geometric borders. Double porcelain handle curves over top aperture. Retains old paper

Wood,ancient patina. Fon, Dahomey Benin. 43x16cm

Zeremonial-Szepter, "sokpo" Fon, Benin Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Bronze. L 61 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch sorgfältige Herstellung

Fon altar / Autel Fon Representing a kneeling woman carrying a receptacle on her head. This artefact would serve to receive offerings and libations, nd would be placed with other statues in a sacred p

Altar, "asen" Fon, Benin Mit Sockel / with base Eisen, Bronze, Blech, Textil. H 132 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. Asen genannte Altäre (meist eine runde

Altar, "asen" Fon, Benin Mit Sockel / with base Eisen, Blech. H 106 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Luzern. Asen genannte Altäre (meist eine runde Blechplatte auf

Récade cérémonielle, la lame enrichie de motifs géométriques ainsi que de deux figures zoomorphes. Bronze ou laiton, bois avec ancienne patine d'usage. Fon Dahomey Bénin 47x9cm

Zeremonial-Szepter, "sokpo" Fon, Benin Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Bronze. H 47,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch sorgfältige Herstellun

Zeremonial-Szepter, "sokpo" Fon, Benin Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Messing. H 61,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Zeremonialwaffen zeichnen sich durch sorgfältige Herstellu

A very finely carved wooden altar stand from a shrine, with incised designs on the top rim and a conical form as a central motif. Well weathered and worn with years of field use. Fon peoples or relate

Altar, "asen" Fon, Benin Mit Sockel / with base Eisen, Textil. H 107 cm. Provenienz: Galerie Walu, Zürich (vor 1999). Asen genannte Altäre (meist eine runde Blechplatte auf der einzelne figürliche

Zeremonial-Axt, "nefyoso" Fon, Benin Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Eisen. H 54 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. CHF 100 / 200 EUR 86 / 172

2 Zeremonial-Eisen, "goubasa" Fon, Benin Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen. H 32,5 - 44,5 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Eisengeräte (Kombinat

An antique 19th Century Chinese blue and white porcelain ceremonial altar bell. An ornate design of dragons with swirling and geometric borders. Double porcelain handle curves over top aperture. Label

Very rare old collection of 7 bronze amulet Buddha statues. 16th - 17th century. They were placed under ceremonial altars when built for good luck and to honor Buddha. They lay there for hundreds of y

African Fon Asen Altar Staff, Benin, early 20th c. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 47'' x 11'' x 11'' (119 x 28 x 28 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in t

A Fon bocio wood sculpture, literally an empowered object which is related to Vodun or Voodoo, a religious belief in mysterious forces that govern the world and the lives of those who reside in it. Vo

A Highly stylized ceremonial parade axe from the Fon peoples of Dahomey, West Africa. Carved wooden handle with inset iron blades, one in the form of a snake with incised designs. Ex Karl Zabel collec

African Fon/Yoruba Ceremonial Recade Axe, Benin. The carved wood figural handle topped with a large-eared animal head, the metal axe blade issuing from its mouth. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fit

Property of Lynn University to benefit the Library Renovation FundTo be sold subject to no reserve Style of DAN MANO PEOPLE LIBERIA Ceremonial Stool Altar Carved wood with varied brown patina of a "st

A Very rare Fon Asen altar in iron, Field collected in early 1990's by Steve Tobin. Approx 36 inches tall with Iron disk on iron rod supported by radiating umbrella style rods. The Top of the altar/st

Antique Ceremonial Funeral Items Altar, Drapery and More

African Fon Asen Memorial Altar, Benin, Early/Mid 20th C. Iron. On stand. Size: 37'' x 12'' x 12'' (94 x 30 x 30 cm).Height on stand: 42" (107 cm).