Pair of shrine figures "alusi" · Nigeria, Southern Igbo · ID: 3043914
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Provenance
Gerd Hanebeck, Wuppertal, GermanySize
H: 68,5 cm (female), 71 cm (male)
H: 27.0 inch (female), 28.0 inch (male)
Description
wood, encrusted with camwood powder, base
The object Pair of shrine figures “alusi” with the object ID 3043914 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 110.
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Comparing literature
Cole, Herbert M., Invention and Tradition, Munich, London, New York 2012, p. 54 f.