Figure masculine assise · Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3042220
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 18 October 2014, lot 306
Description
wood, partly encrusted patina, remains of polychrome paint, with prominent forehead crest, scarification marks on body and face, rep. (missing part/shoulder), cracks, insect caused damage, traces of abrasion;
most of the Igbo figures were created to address community concerns, and most were collectively owned, if sometimes by lineages on behalf of a larger group. Most figural sculptures were housed in shrines dedicated to tutelary deities heading public cults and associated with parts of the natural world such as rivers, forests, the earth, or with days of the week and the markets held on them.
L’objet Figure masculine assise avec l’ID d’objet 3042220 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 86e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 27 mai 2017 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 319 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 100 €.
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Littérature comparée
Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Chike, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 92, ill. 170