Standing figure ·  Togo, Lamba · ID: 3034811

Description

wood, brown patina, belt with cowrie shell pendant, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, metal plate;
the Lamba are a small ethnical group living in the northeastern part of Togo, bordering Benin. Their abstract figures in post style resemble those of the Moba, living to the northwest.

The object Standing figure with the object ID 3034811 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 216 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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