Seated female figure
Nigeria, Ibibio/Igbo
sold
EUR 1,600
Provenance
WebsterGeneral 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
Size
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
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