Fon Altar Figure

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Brought back by a french banker active in Africa around 1930, this Fon figure of a monkey eating corn was used to convey a God, a myth or a tale, taken from the large pantheon of the Fon people of Benin or Nigeria.

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Made by a sure hand, this figure is alert,  dynamic, and it is ready to join any collector's shrine. 
 

Provenance: Family estate (from a french banker in the colonies around 1930),    Normandy, France.

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Size: 51 cm

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Price: 1300 Euros enquiry

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