3 Fon Miniature Bronzes of an Altar Lot n° 48

3 small bronzes of an altar Fon, Benin Ohne Sockel / without base Yellow cast. H 2,5 - 9,5 cm. Provenance: Fred and Ilse Mayer, Zurich. Altars called Asen (usually a round sheet metal plate on which individual figurative representations were attached, the whole fixed on a +/- 150 cm. long iron rod) were erected to commemorate important personalities. They were illustrative material for legends, myths and stories of the tribe. Further reading: Bay, Edna G. (1985). Asen, Iron Altars of the Fon People of Benin. Georgia: Emory University Atlanta. CHF 200 / 400 EUR 200 / 400