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NIGERIA, BENIN
298 Gedenkkopf
Holz, Pigmente
Gedenkköpfe aus Holz fanden an
Ahnenaltären von Häuptlingen und
bedeutenden Personen Aufstellung,
während Köpfe aus Bronze aus-
schließlich den Königen von Benin
vorbehalten waren.
Memorial head
wood, pigments
Wooden shrine heads were allowed
to sit on the altars of chiefs and im-
portant individuals as opposed to
the copper alloy heads that were
exclusively used by the royalty of
Benin.
Photo: William B. Fagg, 1958, Courtesy of William B. Fagg Archive
Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
Vgl. Lit.: Wittmer, Marcilene K. & Wil-
liam Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria,
Atlanta 1978, p. 37, ill. 88
H: 30 cm
€ 1.500 - 2.500