Standing female figure · Nigeria, Vere · ID: 3036112
Description
wood, matt patina, remains of black paint, u-shaped shoulder and leg zone, belly with incised scarifications, surmounted by a proportionally small head, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts (feet), traces of abrasion, base;
the Vere are a small ethnical group settling in East Nigeria, south of the Bata and north and south of the Chamba. Unfortunately we know, even today, nothing about the significance of their figures which often show a striking similarity to the doll figures of the Namchi on the other side of the border in Cameroon.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3036112 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 476 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600.
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Expertise
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, 04.06. 2003, Munich, Germany
Comparing literature
Yale Archive No. 0100962-001 (comparable object) Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 599