Standing male figure · Nigéria, Kantana (Mama) · ID: 3040198
Vendu
5 000 €
Provenance
Christie’s, London, 3 April 1979, lot 212Christie’s, London, 29 June 1983, lot 132
James Willis, San Francisco, USA
Description
wood, partly encrusted dark brown patina, broad and round shoulders, resin-like mass inset with red seeds on breast, face and crest, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage, fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base
Publications
Neyt, Francois, Mumuye, Paris 2006, p. 23; Galerie Flak (ed.), Nigeria - Les Maitres du Mouvement, Paris 2012, p. 59AHDRC: 0091429; 0096413
Exposition
Tribal Arts XIV, New York, 15 - 18 May 2008; Paris, Parcours des Mondes, Galerie Flak (ed.), Nigeria - Les Maitres du Mouvement, Parcours des Mondes, Paris, September 2012