Zemanek-Münster

Standing figure

Tanzania, Makonde
sold EUR 1,100
Provenance
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
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.


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