Maternité ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3036167

Description

light wood, polychrome paint, female figure, holding a child in her hands and another one on her back, min. dam., small missing parts, fine cracks, traces of abrasion;
just like in art tradition of all nations the motive of motherhood plays an important role for African ethnies as well. These statues primarily are said to have a fertilizing power.

The object Maternité with the object ID 3036167 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 486 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 309