ETHAF K002030

Sculpture métaphorique, singe posté au bout d’une chaîne attachée à une clef

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K002030
Metaphorical sculpture of a monkey attached to a key
South Benin
Fon. First half of the 19th century
Wood, pigments
Acquired from the Geneva antique shop Roumieux by the Archaeology Museum in 1893
MEG Inv. ETHAF K002030
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