Female ancestor figure · Nigeria, Mumuye · ID: 3031752
sold
EUR 250
Size
H: 40 cm
H: 15.7 inch
Description
wood, thick encrusted brown patina, crested coiffure and large ears (Mumuye women used to wear such big wooden plugs in the ears), dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (legs), fissures, slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base
The object Female ancestor figure with the object ID 3031752 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 377 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.
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