Seated figure ·  Ghana, Koma-Builsa/Komaland · ID: 3042687

Description

red terracotta, dark coating, encrustations, extremely narrow and slightly waisted overlong head with projecting beard, thick arms adorned with disc-shaped bracelets, the body hardly recognizable underneath a rich decor with lots of clay clots, the extremely short legs seem to be amalgamated with the seat, cowrie shell motif and incised patterns enhance the figures phantastic appearance, slightly dam., missing parts, metal plate

The object Seated figure with the object ID 3042687 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 157 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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