Description
Figure - Hardwood - BOTCHIO - FON - Benin
XIXth century - Good
Exceptional Fon Botchio, carved in a bust of a female ancestor, naked breasts as a nourishing sign.
Very hard wood, ancient oily brown patina of wear, some localised age-related erosion.
Fon, Benin, 19th century.
Dimensions: 65 x 10.5 cm.
Provenance: Former private collection, Amsterdam.
Lot details
- Object
- Figure
- Indigenous object name
- BOTCHIO
- Ethnic group/ culture
- FON
- Region/ country
- Benin
- Material
- Hardwood
- Period
- XIXth century
- Condition
- Good
- Sold with stand
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 65×10.5×0 cm