Anthropomorphic box · Nigeria, Igala, Umale Oganegi (*1929), Ukuja · ID: 3044696
not available anymore
Provenance
Swiss CollectionSize
H: 62,5 cm
B: 23,5 cm
H: 24.6 inch
B: 9.3 inch
Description
wood, rep., base
Oganegi was active from the 1940s to the 1970s.
He was known for his “figurative” boxes with lids, which were made to hold cosmetics or as frames for mirrors. With present example a (broken) mirror is hidden behind the lid.
Comparing literature
Berns, Marla C. et. al., Arts of the Benue River Valley, Los Angeles 2011, p. 96 ff.
Publications
AHDRC: 0122902