Figure anthropomorphe "jagana" · Nigéria, Vallée de la Benue, Mumuye, Tage de Kpwazang · ID: 3052006
Vendu
2 500 €
Provenance
Seymour (1927-2016) & Alyce Lazar, Palm Springs, USABonhams, London, 2 July 2003, lot 163
Arte Primitivo, 18 September 2023, lot 644
Description
wood, kaolin, rest., base
Based on physiognomy, hairstyle, scarification marks and body formation, this figure can be located in the Kpwazang region and can possibly be assigned to a master “Tage from Kpwazang” (cf. Strybol, 2018, fig. 49-51 and AHDRC 0098314).
Littérature comparée
Strybol, Jan, Art and the Sacred in Mumuyeland, Oostkamp 2018