Couple of figures · Nigéria, Mumuye · ID: 3030980
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, chin with vertical incisions, radial scarifications in the corners of the mouth, large disc-shaped ears, the coiffure arranged in a flat lobe or crest, accentuation of the male gender (in most cases Mumuye figures are asexual), slightly dam., minor missing parts (fingers), insect caused damage, each on wooden plate;
Mumuye figures are all very different but at the same time immediately recognizable. This high degree of stylistic diversity is paralleled by the variety of functions of Mumuye figures: some were used as oracles, others in connection with healing, and still others reinforced the status of important elders as embodiments of vaguely conceived tutelary spirits.
L’objet Couple of figures avec l’ID d’objet 3030980 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 70th tribal art auction dans 8 septembre 2012 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 307 a atteint un prix de vente de 2 500 €.
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Littérature comparée
Evers, Christophe, Art of the Upper Benue River, Brüssel 2003, p. 22