Standing male shrine figure "alusi" · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3043556
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, GermanyZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 15 November 2008, lot 288
Italian Collection
Size
H: 87,5 cm
H: 34.4 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, remains of pigment, area of forehead and cheeks coated with “ichi” scarification marks, dam., cracks, slight signs of abrasion, missing part (right foot tip), on metal base
The object Standing male shrine figure “alusi” with the object ID 3043556 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 285 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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AHDRC: 0093915