Standing male figure · Nigeria, Chamba · ID: 3046830
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Provenance
Martien Coppens, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsPhilippe Guimiot, Brussels, Belgium
Stefan Herzog, Munich, Germany
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Description
wood, custom mount
In the 17th century the Chamba settled south of the Benue nearby the Jukun. Statuettes of the Chamba are quite rare. The staff-like “tauwa” protective figures can be found more frequently. Present figure presumably represents an ancestor.
The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3046830 was last part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction at May 23, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 162.
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Publications
Coppens, Martien, Noord-oost Nigeria, Eindhoven o.J. Abb. 45