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