Standing male figure ·  Cameroun, Kaka · ID: 3036001

Description

wood, coated with a thick layer of encrusted dark brown patina, red pigment, the head characterized by an overlong chin with indicated beard and a short small nose, the rest of the facial features nearly unrecognizable if not deformed through a thick crust of sacrificial patina, small feet rising from separate blocks, fabric (saturated with mass) wrapped around waist and ankles, slightly dam., patina missing in some areas, rep. (right forearm), the right hand missing, on base;
very little is known about the Kaka. Their figures all distinguish themselves by a very individual style. The objects known so far are mostly covered with a thick patina of soot, and as a rule are male figures.

L’objet Standing male figure avec l’ID d’objet 3036001 a fait partie de l’enchère 75th tribal art auction en 30 novembre 2013 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 376.

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