Standing female shrine figure ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3037261

Description

wood, mat middle brown patina, white and indigo blue pigment, black paint, carved with wraparound garment and bracelets, abundant scarification marks on the face, the head crowned by a funnel-shaped superstructure, hands possibly indicating the greeting gesture of the “oshogbo” society, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, traces of insect caused damage (base), rep. (headdress backside), abrasion of paint, base

The object Standing female shrine figure with the object ID 3037261 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 339 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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