Figurally carved staff · Nigeria, Mumuye · ID: 3037179
sold
EUR 800
Size
H: 56 cm
H: 22.0 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, red and white pigment, in shape of a female half figure with projecting round shoulders and free carved arms, flat head with reduced facial features, incised zigzag-ornaments, plant fibre cords around the neck, three drilled holes in the head, slightly dam., base
The object Figurally carved staff with the object ID 3037179 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 317 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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Expertise
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, 22.04.2003, Munich