Standing ancestor figure · Nigeria, Mumuye · ID: 3033253
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Ladislas Segy, New York, USAHarald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1980)
Size
H: 74,5 cm
H: 29.3 inch
Description
wood, spotty brown patina, remains of white paint, typical form and posture, geometric face scarifications, the head slightly turned to the left, min. dam., cracks, minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base
The object Standing ancestor figure with the object ID 3033253 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 146 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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