Seated male figure · Nigeria, Igala · ID: 3035973
sold
EUR 1,800
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, FranceSize
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
terracotta, reddish patina, white pigment, parallel scarification marks on the upper arms and the cheeks, pierced ears, min. dam., minor missing part (left foot tip), traces of abrasion;
the Igala settle at the left bank of the Niger, south of his confluence with the Benue; their neighbours are the Igbo and the Idoma, but they had been in contact with the Bini, the Yoruba and the Jukun ever since.
Publications
Expo.cat.: South-East Nigeria, Lower Niger. Benue. Cross River, Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp 2009Exhibition
Antwerp, Belgium: "South-East Nigeria. Lower Niger. Benue. Cross River, 10 -11 October 2009