Door wing "mgbo ezi" · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3042195
sold
EUR 2,300
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France (collected in the 1960’s)Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Size
M: 142 cm x 51 cm
M: 55.9 inch x 20.1 inch
Description
heavy wood (“iroko”), partly encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, geometrical decor in relief, concentric circle ornament in the centre, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, traces of abrasion, base
The object Door wing “mgbo ezi” with the object ID 3042195 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 322 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,300.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0095306
Exhibition
Ibo, Galerie Afrique, Parcours des Mondes, Paris 2004