BENIN, late 19th century. Curious pair of statuettes in carv - Lot 839

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BENIN, late 19th century. Curious pair of statuettes in carv - Lot 839
BENIN, late 19th century. Curious pair of statuettes in carved wood with red slip, cowrie shells and metal. They have only one leg, one arm, one breast and one eye. H: 33 and 36.5 cm (hat missing) 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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