Male figure "pomdo" or "nomoli" · Sierra Leone, Kissi · ID: 3053748
Starting price
EUR 3,500
Estimated price
EUR 8,000
Provenance
Vittorio Mangio, Monza, ItalyLuciano Lanfranchi, Milan, Italy (1989)
Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
David Utzon-Frank, Copenhagen, Denmark (2024)
Size
H: 13,6 cm
H: 5.4 inch
Description
stone, base
According to Tagliaferri a compact, stylised depiction of a warrior. The greatly simplified body forms and the military attributes, which are only vaguely suggested, lend the figure a remarkable sense of focus and expressiveness despite its modest size.
Publications
Tagliaferri, Aldo, Stili del potere, Antiche sculture in pietra dalla Sierra Leone e dalla Guinea, Milano 1989, p. 85, ill. 60, 61
AHDRC: 0115330