SD AN ENCRUSTED DOUBLE SIDED MAGICAL POUCH FROM BENIN (No 1660 ) Adornment The carving style is classically

The carving style is classically semi abstract

Embossed with old metal studs and a graphic pattern

thick set muscular arms

Has repetitive cosmological shapes on the back and front

Height approx 20cm

SD AN ENCRUSTED DOUBLE SIDED MAGICAL POUCH FROM BENIN (No 1660 ) Adornment The carving style is classicallyThis is a talismanic pouch power object fromthe Ewe tribe of Benin. Has talismans con cealed inside the pouch and has them en crusted on the outside and seed pods onother side. The patina has remnants of cere monial libations. Good collectable condition,some distress only. We guarantee this itemhas been tribally used. Height approx 24cm.