Small male magical figure "mu po" · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3034172
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, GermanySize
H: 8 cm
H: 3.1 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, rectangular opening in the back, abraded facial features, slightly dam., minor missing parts (left leg, neck), socle
The object Small male magical figure “mu po” with the object ID 3034172 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 114 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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Comparing literature
Cuenot, Joel (ed.), Une passion pour l' art africain, o.O. 2005, p. 155