Vessel · Nigeria, Longuda · ID: 3032808
sold
EUR 800
Size
H: 48,5 cm
H: 19.1 inch
Description
beige coloured terracotta, in form of an abstract anthropomorphic figure, various openings, rep. (arms), min. dam., fissures, slight traces of abrasion, on acrylic base;
the Longuda produced figural vessels for soothsaying, the healing of diseases and the protection of unborn children.
Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Erde und Erz, München 1997, p. 271