An old wrought iron mokengé bell with a handle sculpted with a beautiful head with large eyebrows characteristic of Tsogho art. It is topped with a bun going backwards, reminiscent of the headdress on the Loumbo amulets or the headdress on the Tsogho amulet in the old J. Herman collection.

For the Herman amulet and a drawing by Du Challu of an ancient Tsogho female headdress, see Tsogho, les Icônes du Bwiti, Gourcuff-Gradenigo ed. and Galerie Bernard Dulon, 2016, pp. 164 and 165.



Provenance:

Jacques Viault Collection.
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Lot no. 220

An old wrought iron mokengé bell with a handle sculpted with a beautiful head with large eyebrows characteristic of Tsogho art. It is topped with a bun going backwards, reminiscent of the headdress on the Loumbo amulets or the headdress on the Tsogho amulet in the old J. Herman collection. For the Herman amulet and a drawing by Du Challu of an ancient Tsogho female headdress, see Tsogho, les Icônes du Bwiti, Gourcuff-Gradenigo ed. and Galerie Bernard Dulon, 2016, pp. 164 and 165. Provenance: Jacques Viault Collection.

Estimate
€800 - €1,200
Result
€896
Buyer's premium
28%
An old wrought iron mokengé bell with a handle sculpted with a beautiful head with large eyebrows characteristic of Tsogho art. It is topped with a bun going backwards, reminiscent of the headdress on the Loumbo amulets or the headdress on the Tsogho amulet in the old J. Herman collection. For the Herman amulet and a drawing by Du Challu of an ancient Tsogho female headdress, see Tsogho, les Icônes du Bwiti, Gourcuff-Gradenigo ed. and Galerie Bernard Dulon, 2016, pp. 164 and 165. Provenance: Jacques Viault Collection.
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