Standing male figure · Nigeria, Montol · ID: 3046646
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Provenance
Philippe & Lisa Laeremans, Liège, BelgiumSize
H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch
Description
grained wood, residues of black paint, rest., base
Figural sculpture of the Montol belongs to the mens secret society “komtin”.
They were used to pass sentence after due deliberation, and were also employed in divination rituals organized to find the cause of an illness or to find a cure.
The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3046646 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 274.
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Comparing literature
Lebas, Alain (ed.), Arts of Nigeria in French Private Collections, Milan 2012, ill. 154 f.