Standing female dance figure
Tanzania, Sukuma
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Paul-Tijs Goldschmidt, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsGallery Apunta, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Walter Hekster, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
H: 136 cm
H: 53.5 inch
Description
light brown wood, matt patina, remains of pigments, animal skin, angular forms, separate carved breasts, the originally movable arms now missing, nose and ears modelled from animal hide, dam., missing parts (feet), insect caused damage (breasts), cracks, traces of abrasion, socle