Doll in shape of a female figure · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3037582
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Provenance
Old British CollectionSize
H: 40 cm
H: 15.7 inch
Description
light brown wood, partly shiny brown patina, marked by columnar neck and projecting coiffure, inscription on the back “Timoh” (?), min. dam., cracks, small missing parts (right heel), traces of abrasion, base;
the coiffure and facial scarifications are indications of titled status.
The object Doll in shape of a female figure with the object ID 3037582 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 302.
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Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 11, ill. 18