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Margit enjoyed several successes in her youth. Her work was recognized at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937, then she received a medal at the World Exhibition in New York in 1939, and finally won a silver medal at the World Triennial in Milan in 1940.

The cult of Jieri obliges members of the Fang tribe to consult the oracle before every major event in the life of the community, such as sowing, hunting, changing residence, battle, war, etc. During this ceremony, preceded by prayer and feasting, the skull of an ancestor is rubbed with a special powdered substance, sometimes paint is used.

I classify this sculpture as Art Brut. I believe that it was created by the artist spontaneously and intuitively, rather than being the result of the complex deliberations of a professional artist. But life can be full of surprises. I am happy to admit that I am wrong.

The sculpture, in keeping with the date of its creation, is made in the Art Deco style. I have no doubt about this, even though the bust does not overly emphasize the characteristics of this style.

Although he claimed that he was never a theorist and was not suited to professorship, his works seem to contradict this. His works always begin with a question about the properties of the material from which a new entity, an individual work of art, is created.

 The golden calf has become a symbol of idolatry, false gods, and an unhealthy love of wealth for all time.

 Black masks appear when people are threatened by evil. They are supposed to ward off illness, misfortune, epidemics, crime, and witchcraft.

The subject that brought him worldwide fame was Biafra. The civil war in Nigeria caused famine and the death of thousands of innocent people. The immediate impulse for the creation of a series of sculptures, mainly in bronze, was a photograph of a Nigerian child. The artist traveled with these sculptures to many countries around the world, sharing his pain caused by unjust and undeserved death. While reading studies on the subject, I came across the opinion that this series is one of the most outstanding Argentine sculptures of all time.

The set consists of the original box designed by Dali, a porcelain plate, and a perfume bottle also made according to his design.

The creator of the project, Pierre Forssell, is considered to be the person who revamped the somewhat outdated production lines at the venerable Swedish foundry Skultuna, founded in 1607 by King Charles IX, which has been continuously producing copper and brass products for over four hundred years.

It probably depicts a hornbill, although I cannot completely rule out the possibility of it being a guinea fowl, for example. However, given how popular hornbills are in African tribal art, I would argue that this bird was the inspiration for the sculpture.

I find the shape of the vessel somewhat troubling. It is unusual for Chinese art, more reminiscent of European aesthetics. And I must admit that I have not found anything identical in shape while browsing through hundreds of Chinese vases, vessels, and platters. The openwork wall is also not typical for China.