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A Yoruba-Ketu "opo ile" Veranda Post

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Item Details

Description

Palastpfosten, "opo ile"
Yoruba-Ketu, Benin
Mit Sockel / with base
Holz. H 192 cm.

Provenienz:
Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich.

Ausgestellt:
Musée International du Golfe de Guinée, Togo (2005-2011).

Figurativ gestaltete Hauspfosten finden sich im Yoruba-Land von Ketu bis Ekiti.

Sie stützen die überhängenden Dächer der Innenhöfe von Palästen, Schreinen oder Gräbstätten.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Abiodun, Rowland / Drewal, Henry / Pemberton, John (1991). Yoruba. Zürich: Museum Rietberg.

CHF 2 000 / 4 000
EUR 1 720 / 3 440

Condition

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A Yoruba-Ketu "opo ile" Veranda Post

Name: A Yoruba-Ketu \"opo ile\" Veranda Post
SKU: 70029620
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