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THB20th C. Nigerian Yoruba Wood Figure w/ Bowl
Lot 202
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Feb 17, 2022
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2022-02-17 10:00:00
2022-02-17 10:00:00
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Join us for our first clearance sale of the year featuring discounted pricing and many new items! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for our first clearance sale of the year featuring discounted pricing and many new items! Asian art, Classical antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East...plus Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, Fossils, more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
**First Time At Auction**
West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba culture, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden female figure covered in a thin layer of light brown pigment who stands atop an integral plinth while supporting a sizable bowl that rests on a pair of V-shaped legs. The woman presents nude save only for a striated waistband visible along the verso and holds both arms out along the bowl's walls. Her tall head features protruding ovoid eyes, a broad nose above full lips, and backswept ears, all beneath a centrally parted coiffure. Figures like this are meant as welcoming ushers for guests into one's home, and the bowl is meant to hold kola nuts as an offering of hospitality and friendship. Size: 8.75" L x 5.3" W x 17.1" H (22.2 cm x 13.5 cm x 43.4 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Cleveland, Ohio, USA collection
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#169343Losses to small area behind coiffure as well as larger areas along one side of plinth as shown. Nicks and chips to bowl rim as well as figure's body, head, and base, with fading to brown pigment, and abrasions across most surfaces. Nice preservation to overall form. Figure is stable and can stand upright unassisted.Condition
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