Small figure · Tanzania, Pare · ID: 3033140
Description
light brown wood, blotched brown patina, block-like contour, the arms worked close to the body, round head with simplified facial features and large ears, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion, metal base;
only few figures of the Pare are known, partially they are dressed, partially they are worked as receptacles. They served diviners, healers and sorcerers with their practices.
The object Small figure with the object ID 3033140 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 460 achieved a sales price of EUR 80.
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Comparing literature
Krieger, Kurt, Ostafrikanische Plastik, Berlin 1990, ill. 186