Zemanek-Münster

Two ancestor figures ·  Mali, Dogon/Tellem · ID: 3042198

sold EUR 1,500
Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Wolfgang Pinter, Oberkirch, Germany
Size
H: 22,5 cm & 24 cm
H: 8.9 inch & 9.4 inch

Description

wood, encrusted blackish brown patina, a) standing female figure, the elongated head flattened on top and strongly encrusted with sacrificial mass, dam. missing parts (face, right shank, left foot); b) kneeling figure with chin beard and projection on the parting, strongly encrusted sacrificial patina in some places, dam., missing parts (left forearm, legs, base); both mounted on metal plate


The object Two ancestor figures with the object ID 3042198 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 192 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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Publications

AHDRC: 0142094


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