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Standing ancestor figure, Nigeria, Mumuye, Size: H: 54,5 cm (H: 21.5 inch), ID: 3040488
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Lot 281
83rd Tribal Art Auction

Standing ancestor figure ·  Nigeria, Mumuye · ID: 3040488

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Provenance
Manfred Sackmann, Berlin, Germany
Size
H: 54,5 cm
H: 21.5 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, typical form with overlong arms, reduced facial features and disc-shaped ears (female type), parallel incisions, min. dam., small missing parts (heels), cracks, traces of abrasion, base

Publications

Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki, Unterlüß 2001, p. 58, ill. 86
Africa
Figures

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