Post figure · Nigeria, Yoruba / Anago · ID: 3046137
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Provenance
Southern German CollectionGazelle d’Afrique, Passau, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 2. Juni 2012, Lot 352
German Private Collection
Size
H: 103 cm
H: 40.6 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
House posts belong to the most important and prominent sculptures of Yoruba Art.
Aside from their function as architectural sculptures to support roofs and hallways in royal palaces, their foremost and symbolic task was to demonstrate royal power and strength.
The object Post figure with the object ID 3046137 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 214.
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