Standing male figure ·  Cameroun, Mambila · ID: 3031581

Description

light brown wood, brown patina, pigment remains, heart-shaped facial plane with big eyes and open mouth, typical detail, the zigzag-contour of the legs, rectangular cavity at the back of the head, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base;
much of Mambila art is associated with the seasonal cycles of planting and harvesting. The Mambila mainly became known by their abstract animal masks. Aside of this they made figures, representing ancestors or village guardians, which were kept in niches of a wall.

L’objet Standing male figure avec l’ID d’objet 3031581 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 68th tribal art auction dans 3 mars 2012 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 420 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 500 €.

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Littérature comparée

Gebauer, Paul, Art of Cameroon, New York 1979, p. 213