Standing figure · Tanzania, Mwera · ID: 3035791
Antonio Fiacco, Fehraltorf/Zurich, Switzerland
Description
wood, matt dark brown patina, kaolin, aluminium eyes, metal earring, a large head without neck rising from massive shoulders, a concave vaulted face with accentuated dish-like deepened ears, block-like lower part of the body, thin arms, slightly dam., minor missing parts (ears), cracks, breakage (left wrist), base;
the Mwera are a small ethnic group, living in the coastal hinterland of Tanzania, to the north of the Makonde.
The object Standing figure with the object ID 3035791 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 206.
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Comparing literature
Krieger, Kurt, Ostafrikanische Plastik, Berlin 1990, ill. 333