Small figure · Tanzania, Pare · ID: 3033140
sold
EUR 80
Size
H: 23,5 cm
H: 9.3 inch
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.
Comparing literature
Krieger, Kurt, Ostafrikanische Plastik, Berlin 1990, ill. 186