Phallus symbol - Benin, Fon

wood, encrusted sacrificial patina (camwood powder), oily in places, base
This phallus was probably once part of a clay/ terracotta figure representing the god "Legba". The followers of this cult also sometimes wore such phallic symbols under their robes.
L: 36,5 cm, L: 14,4 inch
Provenance:
Felix Novack (-1982), Polish/ Swedish surgeon
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Lit.: Mattelaer, Johan J., The phallus in art and culture, Arnhem 2000, p. 84 ff.
Condition Report: See description