Standing male figure · Nigeria, Angas · ID: 3043565
sold
EUR 2,300
Provenance
John J. Klejman, New York, USA (1952)Arnold Marmont
Sotheby’s, London, 25 June 1984, lot 219
Bonhams, New York, 12 May 2011, lot 2101
Size
H: 65,5 cm
H: 25.8 inch
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.
Publications
AHDRC: 0087731