Standing male figure "tadep" ·  Cameroon, Mambila · ID: 3037659

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, red paint, encrusted with clay-like mass, especially expressive face, dominated by a circular mouth (wide open as if crying out loud), embedded between “bulgy eyes”, c-shaped ears and strong teeth accentuated by red paint, head and neck carved with burls, slightly dam., minor missing parts (mouth, ears), cracks, abrasion, sacrificial traces, block-like base

The object Standing male figure “tadep” with the object ID 3037659 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 397 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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