Standing ancestor figure · Nigeria, Mumuye · ID: 3038190
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Jan Visser, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsGeert Hendrik van der Zee, Oostzaan, The Netherlands
Size
H: 47 cm
H: 18.5 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, typical form with overlong arms enclosing the body in a protective way, simplified facial features, disc-shaped ears (female type) and forehead ridge, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (foot soles), cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base
The object Standing ancestor figure with the object ID 3038190 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 285 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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