Rare stone figure, around 1940/50 ·  Cameroon, Bali · ID: 3047269

Description

stone, polished, coated with mass/ colour,
At first glance, the expressive physiognomy of the figure captivates the viewer, especially the big teeth-revealing mouth as well as the tangle of fingers and objects below. The proportions are also striking, the extremely elongated lower legs, which end in oversized disc-shaped feet.

Nothing is known about these extremely bizarre stone figures so far. It is assumed that they were placed on graves in memory of important persons.

The object Rare stone figure, around 1940/50 with the object ID 3047269 was part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction on October 24, 2020. The object with the lot number 228 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200 with an asking price of EUR 900.

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