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Fetish Figure
Fetish Figure
Fon Culture, Benin, 19th Century
iron 46 h × 43 w × 10½ d in (117 × 109 × 27 cm)
iron 46 h × 43 w × 10½ d in (117 × 109 × 27 cm)
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $11,250
Dedicated to the god of iron and war, this fetish figure was placed in a blacksmith's workshop as protection against evil spirits.
literature: Laure Meyer, Les Ars des metaux en Afrique noire, Paris, 1997, ppg. 137-140 illustrate related forms | Andre Blandin, Fer Noir: d'Afrique de l'ouest, Paris, 1992, ppg. 198-199 illustrate related forms