Vase-shaped fake vessel ·  Nigeria, Cross-River area, Calabar, Qua · ID: 3046127

Description

terracotta, remains of black paint, cracked surface structure

Terracottas of this type were discovered during construction work in Calabar, in areas which, according to tradition, were burial and sacrificial sites. In and around Calabar have lived for centuries the Qua clans, descended from the Ejagham in the hinterland.

The object Vase-shaped fake vessel with the object ID 3046127 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 277.

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Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Erde und Erz, München 1997, p. 249

Exhibition

Aalen, Germany, Kunstverein Aalen, "Idol und Ideal", 6. Mai - 4. Juli 2004