Standing female figure · Angola, Luena (Lwena) / Chokwe · ID: 3047239

Name: Standing female figure
SKU: 3047239
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Fily Keita, Los Angeles, USA
Dutch Private Collection (2018)
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden

Size

H: 19 cm

H: 7.5 inch

Description

wood, base

This figure is extremely finely worked and shows a beautiful rich shiny patina. The posture is striking, both arms are angled in perfect symmetry on both sides of the body. It is possible that it once formed the top of a dignitary staff.

The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3047239 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 313.

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