Large Mumuye Figure, Nigeria
Large Mumuye Figure, Nigeria
igalagana
Wood, pigment
Height 41 1/2in (105.5cm)
Provenance
Philippe Daviaud Collection, Paris
Galerie Ratton-Hourde, Paris
California Private Collection
Of classic form with elongated torso and limbs, the muscular legs with calves and knees emphasized; the shoulders and hips, each carved in domed form, bordering a convex torso with enhanced umbilicus, the arms slightly bent at the elbow; an elongated neck with pronounced laryngeal prominence supporting the spherical head with circular eyes highlighted with kaolin, bordered with proportionally large circular ears with kaolin highlights and topped with a sagittal crest; incised scarifications on chest, front torso and head; dark brown patina with wear indicative of age.
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Large Mumuye Figure, Nigeria
igalagana
Wood, pigment
Height 41 1/2in (105.5cm)
Provenance
Philippe Daviaud Collection, Paris
Galerie Ratton-Hourde, Paris
California Private Collection
Of classic form with elongated torso and limbs, the muscular legs with calves and knees emphasized; the shoulders and hips, each carved in domed form, bordering a convex torso with enhanced umbilicus, the arms slightly bent at the elbow; an elongated neck with pronounced laryngeal prominence supporting the spherical head with circular eyes highlighted with kaolin, bordered with proportionally large circular ears with kaolin highlights and topped with a sagittal crest; incised scarifications on chest, front torso and head; dark brown patina with wear indicative of age.