Standing female figure · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3034629
Description
wood, shiny reddish brown patina, the hands resting on the bulging abdomen, carved with a necklace, min. dam., small missing parts (left foot tip), slight traces of abrasion, metal socle;
there is little known about the precise function of these figures. Because of the bulging abdomen it is likely that it is related to fertility and pregnancy.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3034629 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 388 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.
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Comparing literature
Afrika, De Ten Houten Collectie van Afrikaanse Kunst, Eersel o.J., p. 36 f., ill. 19