Colon figure: Horse and european rider · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3041208
Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark
Description
wood, originally painted in vibrant colours (indigo blue, red, yellow), visible in various places underneath brown overpainting, european facial features with beard and pointed nose, carved with pith helmet and fly whisk, beautiful detail: shoes with spurs in stirrups, minor missing parts (hat, stirrups), breakage (reins), cracks
The object Colon figure: Horse and european rider with the object ID 3041208 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 70 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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Comparing literature
Stevenson, Michael & Michael Graham-Stewart, The Mlungu in Africa, 2003, ill. 51