Anthropomorphic figure "jagana" · Nigeria, Benue Valley, Mumuye, Tage from Kpwazang · ID: 3052006
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Seymour (1927-2016) & Alyce Lazar, Palm Springs, USABonhams, London, 2 July 2003, lot 163
Arte Primitivo, 18 September 2023, lot 644
Size
H: 89 cm
H: 35.0 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, rest., base
Based on physiognomy, hairstyle, scarification marks and body formation, this figure can be located in the Kpwazang region and can possibly be assigned to a master “Tage from Kpwazang” (cf. Strybol, 2018, fig. 49-51 and AHDRC 0098314).
Comparing literature
Strybol, Jan, Art and the Sacred in Mumuyeland, Oostkamp 2018