Figurally dance staff · Nigéria, Djibete · ID: 3032841
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Provenance
Galerie Van Alom (Günter Hepe), Berlin, GermanyDescription
wood, blotched blackish brown patina, female half figure, carved on habile handle, circular deepened ears, incised linear ornaments, slightly dam., cracks, paint rubbed off, on block-like base;
the Djibete are a small ethnical group in northern Nigeria. Only bird masks with long beaks are known from the Djibete. Nothing is known of their ritual use. Present figure therefore eminently rare !
Littérature comparée
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, München 2009, p. 188