09-23-200709-23-2007
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2376Boston
September 23, 2007 10:00 AMCalender
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African Carved Wood Kola Nut Bowl

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$705$600
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2376Location: BostonDate / Time: September 23, 2007 10:00AM

Description:

African Carved Wood Kola Nut Bowl, Benin, Nigeria, the lidded form carved to represent a stylized antelope head, with incised detail, (wood loss),lg. 15 1/2 in.

Provenance: Purportedly belonged to a Chief Oboweiti.
Estimate $800-1,200

Keywords

Benin, Nigeria, stylized antelope head , Oboweiti, Chief