Zemanek-Münster

Male ancestral spirit figure ·  Nigeria, Urhobo · ID: 3048711

sold EUR 2,100
Provenance
Roland de Montaigu (1925-1990?), Paris / New York City, USA
Walter Glaser, Basel, Switzerland
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 20 September 2003, Lot 205
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Size
H: 35,5 cm
H: 14.0 inch

Description

wood, kaolin, black pigment, fabric, cowrie shells, insect caused damage, base


The object Male ancestral spirit figure with the object ID 3048711 was part of the auction 98th Auction on March 26, 2022. The object with the lot number 61 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,100 with an asking price of EUR 2,000.

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Comparing literature

Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, ill. 96


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