Lot: 5
Burkina Faso
Slender, stylized face of a horse-antelope with large horns, curved forward.
Fine scarified ornaments on the face.
Perforated edge, holes close to one another.
Grey-brown wood with residue of white pigments.
Fine old patina.
Bite marks, crack at the back of the head, two minimal stress cracks at the right horn, abrasions.
Hammer Price: 2,000 €
115B -
03. June 2014 at 11:20 AM MESZ CEST
03. June 2014 at 11:20 AM MESZ CEST
Literature:
Depicted in: Ulrich Klever, Bruckmann's Handbuch der Afrikanischen Kunst, Munich 1975, p. 171, colour plate XIV.
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