Seated male "shango" shrine figure · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3051075
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Dorotheum, Vienna, 24 March 2014, Lot 50Erwin & 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.
The object Seated male “shango” shrine figure with the object ID 3051075 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 375 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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