Female Statue
Yoruba · Nigeria
Reference: TRRC-5
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- Height
- 33 cm
- Material
- Cooked clay, ceramic pearls, iron and fabric
Statue of a young man who began, as shown by his facial scarifications and wrists in the form of bracelets. Mud color, darkened by time. It…
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Statue of a young man who began, as shown by his facial scarifications and wrists in the form of bracelets. Mud color, darkened by time. It wears necklace and belt of ancient ceramic pearls and cauris. The necklace is closed by an iron ring. Incipient breasts and caps. Figure of solid appearance.
Further technical information
- Width
- 12 cm
- 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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