Sitting female figure · Mexico, Nayarit · ID: 3038574
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Ken Bower, Lands Beyond Gallery, New York, USASize
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
redwear pottery, black pigment remains, hollow figure, provided with nose and ear ornament, neckring and bracelets, the legs are folded sideways, opening at the back of the head, slightly dam.;
the right hand is touching the stomach, while the left hand touches the left breast. This is a known gesture among female sculpture from West Mexico.
The object Sitting female figure with the object ID 3038574 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 106 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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