Standing female post figure ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3037472

Description

wood, dark brown patina, traces of indigo blue pigment, necklace with cylindrical glass beads in dark red, armless body, sexual characteristics especially accentuated, above all the large hanging breasts, flat head, prominent tattoo underneath the left eye, radial arranged scarification marks at the corners of the mouth, slightly dam., minor missing parts (right breast, nose, mouth, left ear), abrasion of paint, wooden plate

The object Standing female post figure with the object ID 3037472 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 341 achieved a sales price of EUR 240.

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