Zemanek-Münster

Standing male ancestor figure

Cameroon, Mambila
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)


Comparing literature

Coppens, Martien, Negro sculpture, o.O. 1975, ill. 188

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