Altar figure · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3039264
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, GermanySize
H: 56,5 cm
H: 22.2 inch
Description
wood, remains of polychrome paint, carved with dress-like garment, trousers and fez-like headgear, holding a knife and a head, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage, cracks
The object Altar figure with the object ID 3039264 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 416 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 400.
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