Totem, an image of God for religious rituals. ≈ 19 th century. Benin, Togo.

Description: Totem, an image of God for religious rituals. ≈ 19 th century. Benin, Togo. Excellent condition for its age. Careful, home, collection storage. Traces of age are present. Small cracks may occur due to wood drying out. Judging your impressions from the photographs. The wood from which the totem is made is quite heavy and dense, presumably ironwood, iroko or makore. Totem height 585mm, width 115mm. The lot features a religious totem. The exact ethnic group and name of the area of origin and manufacture are not known for certain. Purchased at an international auction. According to my assumptions and analysis of similar objects, it can be assumed that the object is a ritual totem: a ritual fire was lit in a goblet on the head of the deity, the deity stands on three human skulls, apparently this totem participated in the ritual accompaniment to the afterlife. The wood from which the totem is made is quite heavy and dense, presumably ironwood, iroko or makore. Totem height 585mm, width 115mm. Quite an ultra rare item. My best recommendations to the buyer. Similar varieties of totems were widespread during the period of Dahome, an African state that existed for 280 years on the coast of West Africa. The state was located on the territory of modern Benin and Togo. Your parcel will be packed as securely as possible by me personally, assuming all possible risks during transportation: falling from hands, pressure from neighboring parcels from above and on the sides, rain, snow and similar force majeure circumstances. You do not pay anything for materials and packaging of goods, packaging material is at my expense, as a bonus.This item will be shipped from Portugal. If you buy two listings at the same time, you are guaranteed to receive a gift based on the theme of your purchase, but at my discretion, depending on availability, which I will put in your package))). If you buy three or more lots at the same time costing more than $100 per listing, a total of more than $300, then delivery and postage are at my expense. If you buy three or more listings at the same time for less than $100 per listing, you can choose as a gift any of my listings that cost at least $1 less than the cheapest listing you bought from me.

Price: 48 USD

Location: Николаев

End Time: 2025-01-14T23:17:27.000Z

Shipping Cost: 53 USD