Altar figure in form of a squatting dog - Benin, Fon

African Fon Terracotta Shrine Figure, Benin. Anthropomorphic pseudo vessel altar piece with snake motif. Ex NY collection. Size: 26'' x 10'' x 9'' (66 x 25 x 23 cm).

brass, each in form a female figure working with mortar and pounder while carrying a child on her back, one completely made from brass, two with mortars and pounders made from wood, min. dam., slight

Fon People, Benin (SW Nigeria), iron Ancestors Worship Portable Altar with wind bell and figures, 9"h x 9.25" diameter PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Fon Peoples, metalwork Asen altar staff, Benin, the portable alter topped by circle of seated figures in a ritual ceremony, on custom stand, 47"h Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip G

Pre-Columbian Terra Cotta Figural Sculpture | This unique terracotta figure came from a Mono River area on the border of Togo and Benin. It was placed on ancestral altars and sacrificed with millet gr

wood, brown patina, legless cylindrical lower part of the body completely wrapped in plant fiber cord, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base H: 10,5 cm, H: 4,1 inch Provenance: Zemanek-Münster,

wood, encrusted patina/sacrificial traces, cowrie shells, glass beads, iron, base H: 41,5 cm, H: 16,3 inch Provenance: Gerd Hanebeck, Wuppertal, Germany Lit.: Schoffel, Serge, Vodoun Fon, Brussels 201

wood, glass bead necklace, arm- and legless body, almost completely covered with cloth and strings of cowrie snails, coated with encrusted sacrificial matters, min. dam., small missing parts (cowrie s

A group of three West African Figures. Includes Ghana Akuaba style figure, Liberia Janus figure, and Benin Fon figure. Smallest: 13" x 4 1/2". Largest: 19" x 2". Condition: Crack. Provenance: From a W

Pottery Figure of a Squatting Dog. 12th century AD. Colima, Mexico. Ht. 13 1/2" W 11". Chait Gallery, 1961. Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Weiss, Buffalo, NY.

African Fon Figure, Benin. Carved wood, rope and bead decoration. Provenance: James Willis Tribal Art, San Francisco; Allan Stone Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 2003). Size: 8'' x 2.75'

20th century, patinated metal, to include a warrior sculpture with spiral decoration, to also include a pair of possible altar figures in the form of beasts. This lot to be sold on day 1, Wednesday,

Benin Fon Power figure, 19th/20th century, a magic fetish figure with encrusted patina, having two wrapped cords, one attaching a small vessel or container, possibly Keaka people but probably Fon peop

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, southern Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A fabulous brass sculpture of a standing figure, likely a former Oba (king), in a dignified st

Antique Chinese red pottery standing figure of a dog. Han dynasty era. Good condition with small imperfections. Measures 5 1/8" x 7 1/4" In house USA continental shipping $65 plus insurance.

Altar, "asen" Fon, Benin Mit Sockel / with base Eisen, Bronze, Blech, Textil. H 132 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel. Asen genannte Altäre (meist eine runde

Altar, "asen" Fon, Benin Mit Sockel / with base Eisen, Blech. H 106 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Luzern. Asen genannte Altäre (meist eine runde Blechplatte auf

Altar, "asen" Fon, Benin Mit Sockel / with base Eisen, Blech. H 118 cm. B 32 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Luzern. Asen genannte Altäre (meist eine runde Blechp

Altar, "asen" Fon, Benin Mit Sockel / with base Eisen, Textil. H 107 cm. Provenienz: Galerie Walu, Zürich (vor 1999). Asen genannte Altäre (meist eine runde Blechplatte auf der einzelne figürliche

Altar, "asen" Fon, Benin Mit Sockel / with base Gelbguss, Blech, Eisen. H 78 cm. Provenienz: - Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). - Hammer Auktion 57, 2

Altar, "asen" Fon, Benin Mit Sockel / with base Gelbguss, Blech, Eisen. H 78 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). Asen genannte Altäre (m

PRC Period matched pair male & female foo dogs on altar form bases that have horse and peacock relief decoration, 9 in. H.

late 19th century; Famille Verte dogs on altar-form bases, 14 in..

Western Africa, Republic of Benin, Fon peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden effigy figure depicting a highly stylized simian creature in a seated position with legs crossed