Standing female figure "kambei" ·  Sierra Leone, Mende · ID: 3039751

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, elongated body with accentuated navel, carved with prominent scarifications and loincloth, proportionally small head with delicate facial features rising from a stong neck carved with bulging rings, rep. (breakage base), small missing parts (ear, coiffure), slight traces of abrasion

The object Standing female figure “kambei” with the object ID 3039751 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 259 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.

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