Figural drinking receptacle for palm wine "gbene" · Nigeria, Koro · ID: 3036615
sold
EUR 1,100
Provenance
Dutch Private CollectionSize
H: 48,5 cm
H: 19.1 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, pokerwork, in shape of a stylized standing figure, the trunk in shape of a deeply hollowed oval receptacle, various incisions, flat back side, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, traces of abrasion, base
Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 307