Standing figure · Nigeria, Kantana (Mama) · ID: 3041942
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Provenance
Hans Petereit, Cologne, GermanySize
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, waisted trunk with extremely broad shoulders, mushroom-like head, grooved belt line, slightly dam. (right hip), minor missing parts (right hand and foot), cracks, base;
such figures were used by the men’s secret society “komtin” in divination practices.