African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28 Apr 2022
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Two Benin paddles
Two Benin paddles
with leaf shape blades and long handles, both with all-over carving, one carved an Oba holding two crocodiles and a bird and a snake eating each other and the second with a large circular head issuing branches and a similar figure holding axes flanked by two figures blowing horns and the other side with a bird on a tree and a snake at the base, the handles with leafage and serpents,
135.5cm and 136.5cm long. (2)