Standing male figure · Nigeria, Kantana / Mama · ID: 3046554
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
French Private CollectionSize
H: 63,5 cm
H: 25.0 inch
Description
wood, base
Together with the Montol and Goemai, the Kantana (formerly “Mama”) share a men’s secret society known as “komtin” (or “kwompten”), who used this type of statue in divination practices or in cults associated with healing.
The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3046554 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 270 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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