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A fetish made of wood, cloth, and cowrie shells, depicting Eshu Elegba, a Yoruba deity. Africa, Nigeria, ca. 1900.
Height 35 cm
Published in the catalog for the exhibition: "Princes and Poor People. An Exhibition of Art Objects from Ancient Egypt, Africa, and Pre-Columbian America in the Comparison between Primitive Tribes and Kingdoms of Court Tradition", April 8 - July 30, 1986. Roberto Gnisci - Flora Steel - Chimera srl, Page 29. Previously exhibited in the exhibition: "African Art in the Artists' Collections", Viterbo 1984.
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