Male figure · Tanzania, Nyamwesi · ID: 3041207
sold
EUR 7,000
Provenance
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, BelgiumJens Jahn, Munich, Germany
German Private Collection
Bonhams, New York, 12 May 2012, lot 313
Size
H: 58 cm
H: 22.8 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, eyes inset with white miniature glassbeads, seated on a stool with the head turned upwards, adorned with circular scarification marks, rather crudely carved, min. dam., cracks, insect caused damage, abrasion of paint
The object Male figure with the object ID 3041207 was part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction on November 5, 2016. The object with the lot number 505 achieved a sales price of EUR 7,000 with an asking price of EUR 4,500.
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Publications
Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Tanzania, München 1994, p. 257, ill. 148