Standing female figure "alusi" · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3037140
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Provenance
Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, GermanySize
H: 108 cm
H: 42.5 inch
Description
light brown wood, slightly encrusted patina, remains of pigments and redwood powder, typical posture (hands), scarification marks on body and face, high forehead comb, dam., missing part (right foot tip), min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base
The object Standing female figure “alusi” with the object ID 3037140 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 289.
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Expertise
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich
Comparing literature
Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Chike, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 89 ff.