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Standing male figure - Burkina Faso, Mossi

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Standing male figure - Burkina Faso, Mossi

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heavy wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, a long-legged slender body with sloping shoulders and overlength arms, dam., rep. (left arm), the left hand missing, as well as a part of the right hand, minor missing parts (neck, head, left heel), base;
big figures could replace the body of a deceased chief at funeral ceremonies. Smaller anthropomorphic figures are used in honour of village chiefs.
H: 51,5 cm, H: 20,3 inch
Provenance:
Inge Hett, Berlin, Germany
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Lit.: Förster, Till, Skulptur in Westafrika, Freiburg im Breisgau 1995, p. 23, ill. 1-33
Continent: Africa

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Standing male figure - Burkina Faso, Mossi

Name: Standing male figure - Burkina Faso, Mossi
SKU: 33662808
Price: 650 EUR
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Estimate €650 - €2,000

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