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Fon Sculpture of Two Standing Figures and a Vessel - FZ.321
Origin: Benin
Circa: 20
th
Century AD
Dimensions:
8.5" (21.6cm) high
x 8.5" (21.6cm) wide
Collection: African
Medium: Brass
£6,000.00
Location: UAE
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| Description |
The Fon people of Dahomey, a small state to the
west of Nigeria, have an artistic style very
different from any other in West Africa. Far from
the angular geometry of most African sculpture,
their figures are moulded with thin, curved limbs
and life-like fullness to the bodies. This singular
style is used to depict an activity common among
all tribes in Africa. Vessels such as this usually
hold corn, dried yams, or ginger that women
grind with long pestels with rounded ends, such
as the ones held by these two figures. In African
villages this pounding makes a beautiful sound
and women often entertain themselves by
turning the rhythmic pounding into music as
their small children rest on their backs. Through
this small representation we begin to feel the
communal atmosphere of life in an African
village, and its people's ability to make all
aspects of life enjoyable.
- (FZ.321)
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