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Anthropomorphic figure "jagana" - Nigeria, Mumuye

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Anthropomorphic figure "jagana" - Nigeria, Mumuye

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Description

wood, pigments, base

This female figure shows a strikingly slender body with elongated limbs
and accentuated navel. The small head with massive, rectangular
openwork side scoops is particularly eye catching.

These stylistic features are found on three other Mumuye figures, one ex Galerie Pierre and Claude Vérité (AHDRC 0098179), a second ex Jaques Kerchache (AHDRC 0127608) and a third ex Harry A. Franklin (AHDRC 0098166). They can all be assigned to one workshop.
H: 67 cm, H: 26,4 inch

Provenance:
Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austria

Lit.: Strybol, Jan, Art and the Sacred in Mumuyeland, Oostkamp 2018, p. 45, fig. 15
Continent: Africa

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Anthropomorphic figure "jagana" - Nigeria, Mumuye

Name: Anthropomorphic figure \"jagana\" - Nigeria, Mumuye
SKU: 174170532
Price: 1000 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €1,000 - €2,500

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