Big standing puppet figure ·  Tanzania · ID: 3029149

Description

light brown wood, spotty, greyish brown patina, remains of red pigments, cylindrical torso with mortised, movable arms, in front of the chest a separately worked drum affixed by metal tags and cord, slightly protruding mouth with inset teeth, dam., cracks, traces of abrasion, on metal base

The object Big standing puppet figure with the object ID 3029149 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 481 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., Mwana Hiti, München 1990, p. 435, ill. 248

Publications

Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p. 57, ill. 8