Seated female figure
Nigeria / Cameroon, Donga Valley, Mambila
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.