YORUBA (Benin), late 19th century. Curious group in monoxyle - Lot 8

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YORUBA (Benin), late 19th century. Curious group in monoxyle - Lot 8
YORUBA (Benin), late 19th century. Curious group in monoxyle wood featuring 6 figures arranged in a circle with finely engraved hair and pupils. One of them is pointing a pistol at an opponent holding a machete. They stand on an oval terrace decorated with chevrons on the edge. 20 x 25.5 x 23 cm. (accident on the basis). Provenance: General TAVERNA (1854-1945), collected in Dahomey before 1900. Then by descent. Exhibition: Des trésors des rois d'Abomey à l'Afrique d'aujourd'hui, Musée Romain Rolland de Clamecy, 2007.
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