Anthropomorphic hybrid with bird head ·  Tanzania, Nyamwesi · ID: 3035341

Description

wood, blotched greyish brown patina with traces of black paint, an extremely elongated body rising from overlong legs, the natural form of the branches recognizable, provided with accentuated male and female sexual characteristics, crowned by a slender bird head with a long beak, wrapped with bands of animal skin, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, missing parts (both feet), socle

The object Anthropomorphic hybrid with bird head with the object ID 3035341 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 450 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,800.

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