Zemanek-Münster

Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana"

Nigeria, Mumuye
not available anymore
Provenance
Gallery Flak, Paris, France
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 May 2016, Lot 284
German Private Collection
Size
H: 42,5 cm
H: 16.7 inch

Description

wood, pigments, plant fibre, rest., base

A figure very similar in physiognomy, hairstyle, scarification and body formation was assigned by Strybol to a master “Tage of Kpwazang” (cf. Strybol, 2018, fig. 54).


Comparing literature

Strybol, Jan, Art and the Sacred in Mumuyeland, Oostkamp 2018, p. 72 ff

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