Figural post · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3038276
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 15. Mai 1973, lot 357Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany
Size
H: 69 cm
H: 27.2 inch
Description
wood, encrusted black patina, small remains of red and indigo blue pigment, kneeling female figure with high towering coiffure, supporting a bowl-like element on the head, holding ritual objects, richly adorned with decorative ornament (amulets, footrings, bracelets), slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, abrasion of paint, old restoration on rear, block-like base