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Description : West Africa, Nigeria, Urhobo people (Edo speaking peoples), ca. mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic figure depicting a stylized standing woman who appears to be pregnant. Her body is blocky, with distinctive genitals, protruding stomach, and pendulous breasts. Her head mirrors the blocky forms of the rest of the body, and is topped by a crest-like coiffure or headdress. Her face is decorated with raised marks on the forehead that look like scarification. Wooden figures in this culture were made to be kept in shrines. Size: 4.25 W x 13.4 H (10.8 cm x 34 cm) A similar but much larger example is at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art: Provenance: the late Nick Poolos collection, Adeon Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA, acquired before 1970 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #113779
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Estimate (low-high) : 500 USD-750 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 121D
Title : 20Th C. Nigeria Urhobo Standing Wooden Female Figure
Size : 4.25 W x 13.4 H
Condition report : Patina on surface, with light encrustation and wear commensurate with age. Very limited areas of inactive insect damage.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Antiquities | Asian | Ethnographic
Sale date : 18 Jan 2018 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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