Standing figure · Nigeria, Chamba · ID: 3037916
Fily Keita, Los Angeles, USA
Olivier Castellano, Paris, France
Description
wood, slightly encrusted dark brown patina, a staff-like figure, showing an elongated trunk with clamp-like arranged arms carved in relief, pierced facial features are framed by halfcircular ears which are situated on the cheeks, crowned by a three-parted headgear, min. dam., small missing parts through insect caused damage, fine cracks, base;
in the 17th century the Chamba settled south of the Benue nearby the Jukun. Statuettes of the Chamba are quite rare. The staff-like “tauwa” protective figures can be found more frequently. Present figure presumably represents an ancestor.
The object Standing figure with the object ID 3037916 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 255.
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