Standing pair of colon figures · South Africa, Nguni · ID: 3034011
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Provenance
German Private Collection, HamburgSize
H: 29,5 cm resp. 32,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch resp. 12.8 inch
Description
light brown wood, matt patina, blackened in parts, separately worked movable arms, the female carrying a vessel on top of the head, the male wearing a separately carved sun-helmet, the eyes inset with white minituare beads, min. dam., missing parts (foot tip), slight traces of abrasion
The object Standing pair of colon figures with the object ID 3034011 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 499.
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