Standing figure ·  Tanzania, Makonde · ID: 3034171

Description

wood, slightly encrusted blackish brown patina, long-legged, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, socle;
figures of the Makonde are rarely to be found, most of them are in museums, only a few of them in private collections. Most of them are females in a so-called “dancing posture”. There is nothing known about their usage.

The object Standing figure with the object ID 3034171 was part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction on March 9, 2013. The object with the lot number 198 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,100 with an asking price of EUR 450.

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