YOROUBA POTEAU, NIGERIA Wood with brown-black... - Lot 177 - Giquello

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1200 - 1800 EUR
YOROUBA POTEAU, NIGERIA Wood with brown-black... - Lot 177 - Giquello
YOROUBA POTEAU, NIGERIA Wood with brown-black patina H. 78,5 cm Carved with a kneeling male effigy, arms bent against the body, hands holding two instruments. The characteristic face is adorned with two large protruding eyes. Using the plastic vocabulary of the hands and the base on which the figure is standing, the high headdress is decorated with gadroons. Beautiful quality of sculpture. The commissions made to the Yoruba sculptors could concern the decorations of palaces as well as sanctuaries. Provenance: Private collection, Paris
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