Standing male ancestor figure · Cameroon, Mambila · ID: 3034600
sold
EUR 3,000
Size
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Description
wood, black patina, red and white pigment, typical projecting forms with extremely bent legs and disc-shaped flattened shoulders, a slightly hollowed face with accentuated eye zone, slightly dam., minor missing parts (left foot tip), traces of insect caused damage (neck), crack (right side of the head)
The object Standing male ancestor figure with the object ID 3034600 was part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction on March 9, 2013. The object with the lot number 398 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,000 with an asking price of EUR 2,500.
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Comparing literature
Coppens, Martien, Negro sculpture, o.O. 1975, ill. 188