Standing ancestor figure
Nigeria, Mumuye
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Lore Wymer, Rosenheim, GermanySize
H: 85 cm
H: 33.5 inch
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, saucer-shaped ears (Mumuye women used to wear such wooden plugs in the ears), small forehead crest, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (feet), cracks, slight traces of abrasion, wooden socle