Auction 106
Zemanek-Münster
Standing female figure, Sierra Leone, Temne, Size: H: 32 cm (H: 12.6 inch), ID: 3052781
Standing female figure, Sierra Leone, Temne, Size: H: 32 cm (H: 12.6 inch), ID: 3052781 - 2/5 Standing female figure, Sierra Leone, Temne, Size: H: 32 cm (H: 12.6 inch), ID: 3052781 - 3/5 Standing female figure, Sierra Leone, Temne, Size: H: 32 cm (H: 12.6 inch), ID: 3052781 - 4/5 Standing female figure, Sierra Leone, Temne, Size: H: 32 cm (H: 12.6 inch), ID: 3052781 - 5/5
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Lot 233
Auction 106

Standing female figure ·  Sierra Leone, Temne · ID: 3052781

Starting price
EUR 1,800
Estimated price
EUR 3,500
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Provenance
Henk Kouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eckehard Lehmann, Hildesheim, Germany
Size
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch

Description

wood, partly oily patina, miniature glass beads, metal rings, base

Probably belonging to the “bondo” women society of the Temne, which corresponds with the “sande” society of the Mende clans living farther to the south.

Africa
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