Female puppet · Nigeria, Ibibio · ID: 3035449
sold
EUR 200
Provenance
Chr. Sollberger, Bern, Switzerland (1972)Swiss Private Collection
Size
H: 40 cm
H: 15.7 inch
Description
light wood, lusterless patina, polychrome paint, strong thighs, short stump arms, cap-like headgear, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, socle
The object Female puppet with the object ID 3035449 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 76 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Bofinger, Brigitte & Wolfgang, Puppen aus Afrika, Stuttgart 2006, p. 53