Small male standing figure ·  Nigeria, Urhobo · ID: 3034940

Description

wood, encrusted greyish brown patina, carved with broad bracelets, tribe-typical facial features and tattoos, hat-like headgear, dam., missing parts (foot tips), fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, socle;
the Urhobo are a small Edo-speaking ethnical group living in the northwestern part of the Nigerdelta. They make sculptures of terracotta and wood for worshipping the ancestors and supernatural powers, as well as wooden masks which are said to be connected with earth- and water spirits.

The object Small male standing figure with the object ID 3034940 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 268.

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