Standing female figure · Nigeria, Boki · ID: 3041497
Description
wood, strongly encrusted blackish brown patina, pigment remains, massive head with large rectangular deepened mouth, arms close to block-like body, slightly dam., fine crack;
the Boki are a Bantoid group who live on both sides of the Cameroon border in the upper Cross River region. They are mainly known for their skin-covered dance crests which were used by three mens associations “nkang”, “egbege” and “bekarum”.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3041497 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 283 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, ill. 190