Female half figure · Angola, Pinda · ID: 3042339
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Size
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Description
heavy wood, reddish brown patina, remains of pigments, with massive horn/earlike projections, hole in the parting, dam., missing parts, cracks, abrasion of paint;
the Pinda are a small ethnic group, living in the coastal region of Angola. Their figures are extremely rare!
The object Female half figure with the object ID 3042339 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 498.
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Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 509
Publications
AHDRC: 0142349