Colon figure: Horse and european rider
Nigéria, Yoruba
Vendu
1 000 €
Provenance
Lauritz Sunde, Copenhagen, DenmarkPoul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark
Taille
H: 49 cm
H: 19.3 inch
Description
wood, originally painted in vibrant colours (indigo blue, red, yellow), visible in various places underneath brown overpainting, european facial features with beard and pointed nose, carved with pith helmet and fly whisk, beautiful detail: shoes with spurs in stirrups, minor missing parts (hat, stirrups), breakage (reins), cracks