Zemanek-Münster

Figural drinking receptacle for palm wine "gbene"

Nigeria, Koro
not available anymore
Provenance
Christian Humburg, Mainz, Germany
Manfred 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

Publications

Mensch, Bernhard (Hg.), Welt der Gefäße, Oberhausen 2004, p. 13

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