Shrine figure "ikenga" · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3048399
sold
EUR 1,100
Provenance
Olivier Klejman, Paris, FranceBernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany
David Norden, Antwerp, Belgium
Jan Kusters, Waalre, The Netherlands
Jan Schneider, Buchbach, Germany
Size
H: 84 cm
H: 33.1 inch
Description
wood, missing parts (isect caused damage), base
Strikingly massive figure, depicted sitting on a stool. Dressed like a warrior, holding a knife in the right hand and a shield in the left. The characteristic pair of horns carved with leopards and two human heads.
The object Shrine figure “ikenga” with the object ID 3048399 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 229 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,100.
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AHDRC: 0093430