Standing male figure · Nigeria, Chamba / Vere / Goemai · ID: 3045431
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Provenance
Fily Keita, Los Angeles, USAJean-Paul Agogué, Champigny-sur-Marne, France
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch
Description
wood, encrusted patina, shell(?), base
Chamba figures display seemingly non-human features which may relate to their function as intermediaries between the spirit and human realms.
The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3045431 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 209.
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