A Fon staff asen

A Fon staff asen

Benin

iron, with an open top with a domed cover hung with bells and with two arms holding a knife and a sphere, 97cm high,

another Fon asen, with an animal finial and multiple crosses, 62cm high, and a Yoruba iron staff, with birds, 53cm high, all on stands. (6)

Provenance

Galerie Carrefour, Paris, June 1973.

R. Duperrier, Paris, May 1973.

Galerie Burgui, Paris, May 1973.

Gimpel Fils, London.