Zemanek-Münster

Standing female figure ·  Gabon, Punu/Lumbo · ID: 3043470

sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
Leonard Kahan, New York, USA
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium
Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch

Description

wood, red and white pigment, black paint, cracks, insect caused damage (base).
Among the Punu and Lumbo of Gabon figural sculptures are rare. Figures are most often used for divination rituals, as reliquary guardians and protective objects.


The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3043470 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 374 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.

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Publications

AHDRC: 0150597


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