Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 22nd February 2023
Lot 186
An Igbo standing figure
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £800
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Description
An Igbo standing figure
Nigeria
with a tapered headdress having carved linear decoration and four horns, the eyes with applied aluminium and with an open mouth and pierced ears, the abdomen with carved geometric decoration and with metal anklets,
57.5cm high, on a base. (2)
Provenance
Private Collection Paris, acquired in the 1950s probably from Henri Kamer.