A very beautiful and ancient miniature bewitchment and control stake statuette with two rodent skulls tied on either side of the scarified figure in the face, and a stake still stuck in the throat to cause aphasia. Fon, Benin Wood, bone, string, feathers, very beautiful and old patina of use. H. 10 cm Provenance : Anne and Jacques Kerchache Collection. Exhibition and publication : Voodoo Exhibition, Paris, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, 2011, reproduced p. 163 and 186.
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Lot no. 32

A very beautiful and ancient miniature bewitchment and control stake statuette with two rodent skulls tied on either side of the scarified figure in the face, and a stake still stuck in the throat to cause aphasia. Fon, Benin Wood, bone, string, feathers, very beautiful and old patina of use. H. 10 cm Provenance : Anne and Jacques Kerchache Collection. Exhibition and publication : Voodoo Exhibition, Paris, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, 2011, reproduced p. 163 and 186.

Estimate
€350 - €500
Result
€3,200
Buyer's premium
28%
A very beautiful and ancient miniature bewitchment and control stake statuette with two rodent skulls tied on either side of the scarified figure in the face, and a stake still stuck in the throat to cause aphasia. Fon, Benin Wood, bone, string, feathers, very beautiful and old patina of use. H. 10 cm Provenance : Anne and Jacques Kerchache Collection. Exhibition and publication : Voodoo Exhibition, Paris, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, 2011, reproduced p. 163 and 186.
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Thursday 1 June 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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