Female Statue
Igbo · Nigeria
Reference: EMS-102
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Statue of a female ancestor, with his hands in his belly, typical gesture in African art. Combged with a central crest above the head and two…
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Statue of a female ancestor, with his hands in his belly, typical gesture in African art. Combged with a central crest above the head and two lateral manes, black. Ocre pigmentation due undoubtedly to the laterite of which are composed much of the African soils.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
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Nigeria. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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