Pair of figures · Cameroon, Tikar · ID: 3048286
sold
EUR 300
Size
H: 39,5 cm & 42 cm
H: 15.6 inch & 16.5 inch
Description
wood,
Gebauer (1979) and Fagg (1981) already found these figures to be early commissioned works for Western customers.
The figures are an example of “transitional art”, the attempt to transform traditional art forms into marketable trade goods.
The object Pair of figures with the object ID 3048286 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 240 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Zemanek, David, Transitionale Kunst der Tikar aus Kamerun, BoD, Norderstedt 2021