Zemanek-Münster

Seated female shrine figure ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3047147

sold EUR 1,500
Provenance
Will Hoogstraate, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1982)
Christie’s South Kensington, December 2, 1986, Lot 236
Neymeier, The Netherlands
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11 July 2009, Lot 326
German Private Collection
Size
H: 70 cm
H: 27.6 inch

Description

wood, colour pigments, collection no. “556”, insect caused damage/ weathering (base/ underside), rest.


The object Seated female shrine figure with the object ID 3047147 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 195 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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Publications

Galerie D'Eendt: "Symbool van het moederschap", Amsterdam, 1982

AHDRC: 0106250


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