Description : Montol, Northern Nigeria, H: 23 1/4Remarkable for its size and expressive qualities, some insect depredation to the feet and neck of the figure. Remains of red pigment, highlighting the abdomen and the simple yet powerfully carved face.Comments: Montol figure carving is associated with the Komtin Society and used in curing rites. This figure, with its forward pushing shoulders and arms over the torso, is primal: its simple expressive face made of tiny apertures that give it a whistling appearance. This particular example is also rather large with regards to the known corpus of traditional Montol figural carvings.
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n° 214 Titre : Montol Figure Dimensions : H: 23 1/4 Provenance : - Zollman Collection, IND - Gelbard collection, NY Literature : Remnants of Ritual: Selections from the Gelbard collection of African Art (2003) Bourgeois & Rodolitz, Pg. 17, Fig. 38 The Cobbs, Salle de vente
, Peterborough, US🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Titre de la vente : Fine African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art Date de la vente : 02/11/2013🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire. Référence de l'enchère
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