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Seated male "shango" shrine figure, Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 30 cm (H: 11.8 inch), ID: 3051075
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Lot 375
Auction 103

Seated male "shango" shrine figure ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3051075

sold EUR 1,500
Provenance
Dorotheum, Vienna, 24 March 2014, Lot 50
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
Size
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch

Description

wood, pigment residues, black mass, metal, glass beads, insect caused damage

Artfully crafted figure with individual hairstyle, holding a “shango” staff and calabash. The work is carved in one piece and shows a light-coloured wash patina.

Africa
Figures

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