Description : WURKUN ANCESTOR FETISH, NIGERIA Highly stylized cylindrical male figure with abstract treatment to arms and facial features, some incised linear designs, protruding navel, nose pierced for ring, early 20th c. A protective figure associated with warfare, healing and rain-making. (Exhibited in ''African Art: Nature, Man, and Vital Force from the Collection of H.B. Greene and Family,'' Richard Madigan, Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, Fl., 1975. Provenance: Private collection, South Carolina). Overall good condition with handled surface and signs of use. Mounted on lucite stand. 19''
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About the lot N° 176 Title : Highly Stylized Cylindrical Male Figure, Period : 1975.0 Condition report : Overall good condition with handled surface and signs of use Rago Arts and Auction Center, auctioneer, Lambertville, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Tribal Art Sale date : 01 Mar 2009It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale