Standing female figure · Chad, Bagirmi · ID: 3046280
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
Merton Simpson, New York, USASize
H: 34,5 cm
H: 13.6 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, base
The only carvings known to be made by the Bagirmi are these stylized dolls. The dolls are carved from light-coloured wood, which is then blackened. It is thought that these dolls like the Namchi dolls had a ritual function.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3046280 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 323 achieved a sales price of EUR 900.
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