Standing male figure, Nigeria, Boki or Mbembe, Size: H: 73 cm (H: 28.7 inch), ID: 3044723

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Lot 174

90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art

Standing male figure · Nigeria, Boki or Mbembe · ID: 3044723

sold EUR 4,500

Provenance

Artcurial, Paris, Art Tribal, 7 June 2005, Lot 59
Christie’s Paris, 15 Juin 2010, Lot 54

Size

H: 73 cm

H: 28.7 inch

Description

wood, strongly encrusted patina, base

This figure was collected in the village of Dongala, about 20 km distant from the town of Ikom in the Cross River State in 1973.

Comparing literature

Lebas, Alain (ed.), Arts of Nigeria in French Private Collections, Milan 2012, p. 273, ill. 86

Publications

AHDRC: 0010754

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