Janus-headed half figure · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3037970
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Old Museum CollectionZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 24. Februar 2001, Lot 280
German Private Collection
Size
H: 98 cm
H: 38.6 inch
Description
wood, stained brown patina, overlong cone shaped body, carved with mask faces in place of the two arms, identical carved faces framed by long lobes, incised linear ornaments, inventory number “19” on the underside of the base, minor missing parts, cracks, abrasion of paint
The object Janus-headed half figure with the object ID 3037970 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 123 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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