Standing female post figure ·  Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3034063

Description

wood, painted in red and yellow ochre, kaolin, symmetrical arranged body in static posture, raised circular tattoos on the temples, bold headcrest, the form of the trunk recognizable on the backside, inscribed “AJP 136”, slightly dam., minor missing parts (nose), cracks, paint rubbed off, traces of weathering (above all at the lower rim), on pedestal;
presumably coming from the interior of a men’s house “obu nkwa”, called “House of the Images”.

The object Standing female post figure with the object ID 3034063 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 242 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,500.

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Comparing literature

Cole, Herbert M., Aniakor, Chike C., Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 95 f.