Seated female figure · Nigeria / Cameroon, Donga Valley, Mambila · ID: 3051121
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, AustriaSize
H: 24,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Description
terracotta, black coating, red and white pigment, rest.
A seated male figure from the same workshop is published in AHDRC no. 0096977. The formation of body and face, the painting, the prominent mouth and the oversized hands show the greatest similarities. Two further figures (AHDRC 0096982 & 0096979) can be added to this group of works.
The object Seated female figure with the object ID 3051121 was part of the auction Auction 103 on November 16, 2024. The object with the lot number 381 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.
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