Description: Wonderful bronze African Queen Mother head. The IFE region was formerly the religious and royal center of the YORUBA people. Queen Mothers play a huge role in an Oba’s (King) life. Heads of the Queen Mother are casted to honor her. Every home has a Queen Mother head to represent the strong female in daily life. Beautifully made, with plenty of details, tribal figurations and attributes on the hat and rings around the neck, scarifications in the face. It has a beautiful dark, greenish patina. This statue is of high quality and was made with the - cire perdue technique- , and is therefore unique in its kind. Beautifully finished off in detail. Good condition, but with signs of use and normal holes of cast glitches. Please study the photos well. Dimensions: Height: 18.1 inch, 46 cm Width: 8.7 inch, 22 cm Depth: 5.9 inch, 15 cm Weight: approx. 11.2 lbs, 5.1 kg We welcome all reasonable offers! Insured and registered shipping. Combined shipping possible, please ask for rates.Customs duty, VAT, or import duty is the responsibility of the buyer. We appreciate your bussiness and look forward to helping you bring home a piece of history! We will ship your item as soon as possible. At the moment all deliveries seem to be on time, without delay. Unfortunately the current situation can change very quickly, so we can not guarantee how long the exact delivery time will be for all shipments outside Europe. Sorry for the inconvenience. If you have any questions please contact us before bidding.
Price: 489 USD
Location: Tilburg
End Time: 2024-11-20T12:26:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: 95 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Color: Black
Material: Bronze
Tribe: Benin
