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Seated male figure

Nigéria, Igala
Vendu 1 800 €
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France
Taille
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch

Description

terracotta, reddish patina, white pigment, parallel scarification marks on the upper arms and the cheeks, pierced ears, min. dam., minor missing part (left foot tip), traces of abrasion;
the Igala settle at the left bank of the Niger, south of his confluence with the Benue; their neighbours are the Igbo and the Idoma, but they had been in contact with the Bini, the Yoruba and the Jukun ever since.


Publications

Expo.cat.: South-East Nigeria, Lower Niger. Benue. Cross River, Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp 2009

Exposition

Antwerp, Belgium: "South-East Nigeria. Lower Niger. Benue. Cross River, 10 -11 October 2009

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