Standing female figure · Nigeria, Urhobo · ID: 3038489
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Belgian Private CollectionArnold Bamert, Solothurn, Switzerland
Koller, Zurich, 23. Juni 2007, lot 226
Dieter Eulenburg, Dreieich, Germany
Size
H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch
Description
wood, partly encrusted patina, kaolin, black paint, carved with bracelets and necklace, scarification marks on chest and face, elongated head with typical facial features, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, basel
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3038489 was part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction on June 27, 2015. The object with the lot number 188 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,000 with an asking price of EUR 2,000.
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Comparing literature
Foss, Perkins (ed.), Where Gods and Mortals Meet, New York 2004, p. 36