Figural drinking receptacle for palm wine "gbene" · Nigeria, Koro · ID: 3038806
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Provenance
Christian Humburg, Mainz, GermanyManfred Magin, Hemsbach, Germany
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch
Description
light brown patina, partly encrusted dark brown patina, in shape of a stylized standing figure, the trunk in shape of a deeply hollowed oval receptacle, flat backside, rep., min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, minor missing parts
Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, München 2009, p. 307