Ancestor
Ijo · Nigeria
Reference: EFM-122
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Forefather statue, totally naked, with hands and legs apart. Pretty voluminous comb and wide and high neck. The dimensions of the body respond to the aesthetic…
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Full original description
Forefather statue, totally naked, with hands and legs apart. Pretty voluminous comb and wide and high neck. The dimensions of the body respond to the aesthetic canons of the African statuary.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Nigeria. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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