Zemanek-Münster

Standing female figure

Nigeria, Urhobo
sold EUR 4,000
Provenance
Belgian Private Collection
Arnold 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


Comparing literature

Foss, Perkins (ed.), Where Gods and Mortals Meet, New York 2004, p. 36

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