Ancestor figure
Nigeria, Mumuye, Adamawa Plateau, Muri Division of Adamawa Province
not available anymore
Provenance
Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden (member of the Cobra-Group)Size
H: 47 cm
H: 18.5 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, stained surface, grain of the wood and traces of the carving tool recognizable, provided with just one arm, the left one missing, the upper part of the body strongly bowed to the left, disc-shaped flattened ears/lobes and crested coiffure, slightly dam., minor missing parts (crest), fine cracks, abrasion of paint, rep. (left leg?), metal plate