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Very rare pair of ancestor figures ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Atié / Abron / Kulango · ID: 3047093

sold EUR 2,000
Provenance
coll. in 1957 in Obo Kwahu (at Obo Hill Cemetary) in the Eastern Region of Ghana by Mr. Phillips, a collector of African textiles
Furman Gallery, New York City, USA
Rolf Huisgen, Munich, Germany (1976)
Size
H: 49,5 cm & 50 cm
H: 19.5 inch & 19.7 inch

Description

wood, black patinated, miniature glass beads, insect caused damage, rest./ base of the male figure completed, on plate

The figures show slender, elongated shapes in the upper part of the body and striking flat facial features. Both figures are finely crafted and by one hand.


The object Very rare pair of ancestor figures with the object ID 3047093 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 78 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.

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