Ancestor figure ·  Nigeria, Mumuye · ID: 3038923

Description

wood, stained greyish brown patina, characteristic forming of the body with overlong waisted trunk, massive shoulder/breast area and flat arms, coiffure, beard and upper part of the body carved with linear ornaments, hairdo with middle crest and massive lateral lobes, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage, washing patina/abrasion of paint, traces of old age, plate;
a kind of androgynous being, combining male and female features.

The object Ancestor figure with the object ID 3038923 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 209 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.

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