Zemanek-Münster

Shrine figure "ikenga" ·  Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3048399

sold EUR 1,100
Provenance
Olivier Klejman, Paris, France
Bernd 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.


Publications

AHDRC: 0093430


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