Ancestor figure · Nigeria, Longuda · ID: 3032327
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Maria Wyss, Basel, SwitzerlandEduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Size
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Description
reddish brown wood, small remains of black paint, necklace with brass beads, large hands, face with accentuated centre line (nose, mouth and beard arranged in one line), plug on the head, fissured surface structure, traces of weathering, on plate;
jukunoid forms.
The object Ancestor figure with the object ID 3032327 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 181 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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