Standing figure
Nigeria, Chamba
not available anymore
Provenance
Hans de Fontana, Paris, FranceSize
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.