Mumuye

African Mumuye Female Figure Carved Wood Dola Sculpture, Nigeria, standing elongated figure with crest on head, mounted on wood base. Sculpture: 27.5" H 5" W x 3.5" D, base: 2" H x 7" W x 7" D. Proven

wood, kaolin, camwood powder, rest., base Mumuye figures have different names depending on their region and function: "jagana" ("child of medicine"), "lagana" ("medicinal wood"), "sukp(w)a", "janari",

Figur, "lagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 80 cm. Provenienz: - lt. Inventar-Notiz: Youssouf Dioum, Genf, Schweiz. - Georges-Jacques Haefeli (1934-2010), La Chaux-de-Fonds (2009).

Figur, "iagalagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 91 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Künzi, Gottfried Künzi (1920-1979), Solothurn. - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Solothurn (1973 erworben).

Figur, "iagalagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Gesockelt / with custom base Holz. H 76 cm. Provenienz: - René David (1928-2015), Zürich. - Koller Auktionen, Zürich (20.06.2011, Lot 239). - deutsche Privatsamm

Large African Mumuye Shoulder Mask. Carved wood. Exhibited: Merton Simpson Gallery, New York, "Simpson & Stone: A Special Selection of African and Oceanic Art from the Allan Stone Collection, May 17 -

Ahnenfigur, "lagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 49 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Helmut Bastian, Wiesbaden. 1970/80er-Jahre. Die für ihre erstaunliche Abstraktion geschätzten

61 Figur, "iagalagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Gesockelt / with custom base Holz. H 76 cm. Provenienz: - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Zürich. - Koller Auktionen, Zürich (20.06.2011, Lot 239). Die für ihre ers

A Mumuye Figure, iagalagana Benue River Valley, Nigeria, 20th century Wood with black coloration, remainder of red and white earth pigments in crevices and under chin. Of typical form with front of le

Figur, "iagalagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 70 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich (in Kamerun erworben). Die für ihre erstaunliche Abstraktion geschätzten Fig

A Mumuye standing figure. Nigeria. 20th century. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

Mumuye statue / Statue Mumuye This prestigious artifact was kept in its own special hut at a distance from other houses. The more statues would be owned by a family the higher it would rank in the cla

Figur, "iagalagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 70 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Die für ihre erstaunliche Abstraktion geschätzten Figuren der Mumuye hatten

African art Nigerian Mumuye peoples carved wood figural sculpture, likely a healing fetish, mounted to wood block base. Figure: 25.5" H x 4.5" W x 4" D.

Title: A Mumuye sculpture, Nigeria Origin: Nigeria Date/Period: mid 20th century Materials: wood Size: 95.5 cm Description: A Mumuye sculpture, Nigeria, standing on zigzag shaped legs, the slender tor

A pair of standing male and female wooden figures. Nigeria, Mumuye, 20th century. Left: 69 1/2"h. Right: 71"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TX

Mumuye Peoples, (2) Tajere currencies, exhibited, Cameroon, spike-form with widened middle, on custom museum stand, 15"h (larger) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC; Exhib

African Wood Sculpture Mumuye A922 Provenance: DE accessioned from the Bowers Museum African wood sculpture from the Mumuye culture of Nigeria. Old hardwood with fine patina. Pre-war. 19? high. Part

Figur, "iagalagana" Mumuye, Nigeria Gesockelt / with custom base Holz. H 66 cm. Provenienz: - Sammlung Kunz, Bern. - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - deutsche Privatsammlung. Ausgestellt: Musée International

A Tall Carved and well worn wooden abstract sculpture from the Mumuye of Nigeria, Africa. Mumuye artists are famous for their wooden statues known as iagalagana which were the property of diviners and

A Tall carved wooden shrine idol known as Iagalagana, some were used as oracles, others in connection with healing, and still others reinforced the status of important elders as embodiments of vaguely

African Mumuye Carved Wood Standing Ancestor Figure, Upper Benue River Region, Nigeria, incised geometric designs, h. 13 3/4 in., w. 4 in., d. 4 1/4 in.; mounted on wood stand, overall h. 15 in. Prove

A Mumuye style figure. West Africa. 20th century. Wood. 17 3/4" x 5 1/4" x 6". Condition: includes stand. Cracks, chipping, and insect damage throughout. Provenance: Private New York Collection.

A Very fine and rare "lagalagana" Healing fetish with highly stylized form and features. Mumuye peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Ex Robert banks Collection, Maryland, USA.The sculpture measures 22 inches tal