Female bowl bearer "arugba shango" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3036090

Description

wood, dark brown patina, remains of red and indigo blue pigment, standing figure carrying a child on her back, with overlong arms and head supporting a big bowl, accompanying figures: an image of “eshu”, with the flute as characteristic adjunct and a quadruped with saucer-like hollowed back, slightly dam., cracks, abrasion of paint, traces of insect caused damage (base)

The object Female bowl bearer “arugba shango” with the object ID 3036090 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 478.

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