Post figure "wundul" or "dumbun" · Nigeria, Wurkun · ID: 3034749
sold
EUR 500
Size
H: 41,5 cm
H: 16.3 inch
Description
light brown wood, encrusted reddish brown patina, schematized forms with forehead comb, pierced septum, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, cracks, socle
The object Post figure “wundul” or “dumbun” with the object ID 3034749 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 271 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K., Arnett, William, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 88