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Description : Antique African Benin Bronze Fish Sculpture | Bronze fish crafted by hand by the West African Benin Tribe using the lost wax method and use of coiled wires to form the fish scales and other details. Figure is standing on 4 legs. Approx. Size: 16 long x 6.5 high, Weight: 3.8 lbs.
Fish, in particular the mudfish, symbolized peace, prosperity, and fertility to the Benin tribe. Tradition has that the mudfish symbolized the Oba's position between mortal men (on the land) and the spirit world of Olokun, the god of the water, because it lives close to the riverbank.
Provenance: Prominent Private Ethnographic Collection, Estate of Paul S. Hughey, Previously on loan with the Mississippi Museum of Art.
Price: 281.25 USDIt's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 750 USD-1500 USDIt's free to register now to view!
About the lot N° 197 Title : Genuine African Benin Bronze Fish Sculpture Size : 16 long x 6.5 high Worthington Galleries, auctioneer, Gallatin (Nashville), TNIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Summer Fine Art & Collectibles Auction Sale date : 03 Jun 2023It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale
