Descubra la tasación y los precios de esta y más obras de arte africano en Africartmarket. Mid-20Th C. Tanzanian Zigua Wood Altar Figure

Descripción : Southeast Africa, Tanzania, Zigua people (Wazigua), ca. third quarter of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figural head and torso of a stylized form with a tubular body bearing dozens of petite ritual scarification incisions along with a singular hole on the side leading to a hollowed-out cavity. The head bears gaunt eye sockets and flared nostrils, and the top is plugged with bunched rattan fibers. Figures like this example were used as fetishes to be wrapped with cloth after being filled with offerings. Size: 2.875 W x 7.3 H (7.3 cm x 18.5 cm), 8.5 H (21.6 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private Houston, Texas, USA collection, purchased in 2012 from Andrew Berz, Berz Gallery of African Art, San Francisco, California, USA 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. #156475
Precio: 311.25 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Estimación (baja/alta) : 500 USD-750 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.

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