Standing male figure · Nigeria, Angas · ID: 3043565
Arnold Marmont
Sotheby’s, London, 25 June 1984, lot 219
Bonhams, New York, 12 May 2011, lot 2101
Description
wood, brown patina, red pigment remains, drilled holes, rep. (breakage right elbow), cracks, base.
The Angas are a small ethnic group in north-eastern Nigeria, north of the Benue river. Little is known about their sculpture and their masking tradition seems limited to woven fibre helmet masks.
The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3043565 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 265 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,300.
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