Measuring
Yoruba · Nigeria
Reference: EMS-21
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- Height
- 28 cm
- Material
- Dark brown, black, red and white wood and polychrome.
Curious figure sitting on a small stool, legs folded and crossed, hands resting on thighs in meditation attitude. Big eyes, black, characteristic of Yoruba and slight…
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Full original description
Curious figure sitting on a small stool, legs folded and crossed, hands resting on thighs in meditation attitude. Big eyes, black, characteristic of Yoruba and slight facial scarifications. Black touch and dark brown socket, drawing triangles in its outline, in two all. It dominates the white color of kaoli. Probably statue of ancestor.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
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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