Standing figure "mu po" · Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3032546
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Didier Claes, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 15 cm
H: 5.9 inch
Description
wood, partly encrusted, dark brown shiny patina, both hands up to the chin, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of abrasion, on base;
these figures served divination and curative uses across the Grassfields among many different groups.
The object Standing figure “mu po” with the object ID 3032546 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 417 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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