Description : Standing female miniature figure add to watchlistUrhobo, Nigeria wood, dark brown patina, rising from a block-like base with notched pattern, showing a schematized body with u-shaped leg zone, both hands held to the breast, crowned by a narrow, conical head with simplified features, slightly dam. (mouth, arms, finger tips) H: 12,5 cm, (4666/012) Provenance Coll. Josef Herman, London, England Christie's Amsterdam, Tuesday 12 December 2000, The Josef Herman Collection of African Art, lot 173 Coll. Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany Literature Pitt-Rivers, Augustus, Antique works of art from Benin, New York 1976, plate 36, Fig. 272 ff.
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About the lot N° 237 Title : Standing Female Miniature Figure Size : H: 12,5 cm Zemanek-Muenster, auctioneer, Würzburg, DEIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : 56th Tribal Art Auction Sale date : 14 Mar 2009It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale