Figurally dance staff · Nigeria, Djibete · ID: 3032841
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Provenance
Galerie Van Alom (Günter Hepe), Berlin, GermanySize
H: 60 cm
H: 23.6 inch
Description
wood, blotched blackish brown patina, female half figure, carved on habile handle, circular deepened ears, incised linear ornaments, slightly dam., cracks, paint rubbed off, on block-like base;
the Djibete are a small ethnical group in northern Nigeria. Only bird masks with long beaks are known from the Djibete. Nothing is known of their ritual use. Present figure therefore eminently rare !
Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, München 2009, p. 188