Big standing puppet figure · Tanzania · ID: 3029149
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg, GermanySize
H: 87 cm
H: 34.3 inch
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
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., Mwana Hiti, München 1990, p. 435, ill. 248