Zemanek-Münster

Couple of figures

Nigéria, Chamba
Vendu 11 000 €
Provenance
Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France
Taille
H: 26,5 cm/34 cm
H: 10.4 inch/13.4 inch

Description

wood, dyed with red pigment, the eyes inset with metal tags, male/female, uniform bodies with massive round shoulders, the respective gender accentuated, the heads placed directly on the shoulders, the facial features carved crudely, slightly dam., missing parts (feet), cracks, on plate;
Chamba figures display seemingly non-human features which may relate to their function as intermediaries between the spirit and human realms.


Littérature comparée

Bacquart, Jean-Baptiste, The Tribal Arts of Africa, London 1998, p. 99, ill. (c)

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