Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana", Nigeria, Mumuye, Size: H: 54,5 cm (H: 21.5 inch), ID: 3047085

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Lot 87

95th Tribal Art Auction

Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana" · Nigeria, Mumuye · ID: 3047085

sold EUR 700

Provenance

Ladislas Segy, New York, USA
Rolf Huisgen, Munich, Germany (1974)

Size

H: 54,5 cm

H: 21.5 inch

Description

wood, pigments, rest., base

“Iagalagana” figures underlined the status and prestige of their owner. They embodied superior tutelary spirits and were used in the most diverse areas.

Expertise

Certificate Ladislas Segy, No. 3043, New York, April 29, 1974

Comparing literature

Lebas, Alain (ed.), Arts of Nigeria in French Private Collections, Milan 2012, p. 284

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