Standing pair of figures · Nigeria, Chamba · ID: 3036117
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Size
H: 24, 5 cm
28 cm
H: 24, 2.0 inch
11.0 inch
Description
wood, matt brown patina, male and female, the female with shorter legs and a more corpulent body, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks, base;
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” figures can be found more frequently. Present couple probably represents ancestors.
The object Standing pair of figures with the object ID 3036117 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 427.
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