Standing figure · Tanzania, Makonde · ID: 3034171
sold
EUR 1,100
Provenance
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, GermanySize
H: 15,5 cm
H: 6.1 inch
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.