Zemanek-Münster

Standing figure

Nigeria, Chamba
not available anymore
Provenance
Hans de Fontana, Paris, France
Size
H: 52,5 cm
H: 20.7 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, horseshoe-shaped legs, stylized facial features, crowned by a conical headgear, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (feet), cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base;
Statuettes of the Chamba are quite rare. Present figure probably depicts an ancestor.


Comparing literature

Fardon, Richard, Stelzig, Christine, Column to volume, London 2005, p. 82

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