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Anthropomorphic figure, Nigeria, Ibibio / Eket, Size: H: 17 cm (H: 6.7 inch), ID: 3046403
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Lot 39
94th Tribal Art Auction

Anthropomorphic figure ·  Nigeria, Ibibio / Eket · ID: 3046403

sold EUR 1,200
Provenance
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (2006)
Size
H: 17 cm
H: 6.7 inch

Description

wood, encrusted patina, base

According to a personal note by Peter Willborg, this object comes from the court of Fon Abou Aboubakar Njimongna.

It was probably once part of a headdress. The drill hole at the rear end was used for attachment. The figure is shown sitting (legs missing).

For a work by the same artist from the Itzikovitz Collection, see AHDRC 0146496; another object of the same subject under AHDRC 0091690.

The object Anthropomorphic figure with the object ID 3046403 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 39 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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