Seated female figure · Nigeria, Ibibio/Igbo · ID: 3032692
General Pitt-Rivers, Private Collection, Dorset, Great Britain (15 May 1897)
Sotheby’s London, Primitive Works of Art, 2nd December 1980, lot 113
Richard Rüegg, Zurich, Switzerland
Description
light wood, dark brown encrusted patina, arms and legs projecting to the front, the palms of the hands turned upwards, expressive face with delicate carved eyes and brows, handwritten remark on the back: “Africa. Bt. of Webster. May 1897. P.1498”, rep. (left leg), min. dam., minor missing parts (fingers), traces of insect caused damage
The object Seated female figure with the object ID 3032692 was part of the auction 69th tribal art auction on June 2, 2012. The object with the lot number 190 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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Publications
Illustrated Manuscript Catalogue of General Pitt-Rivers "Second" Collection, vol. 4, p. 1498