Auction 105

15 November 2025

– 185 –

of a type associated with both Jukun

and Igala“. According to Kasfir, these

appear to be variants of the same type

of mask, which occurs at both ends of

a 200-mile stretch from the middle

Benue to the confluence.

H: 34,5 cm

Provenance

Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, Germany

Vgl. Lit.: Berns, Marla C. et. al., Arts of

the Benue River Valley, Los Angeles

2011, p. 72

€ 800 - 1.500

NIGERIA, BENIN

299  Stehende männliche Figur

Bronze, mit markanten dornartigen

Fortsätzen am Oberkörper, Fehlstelle,

Sockel

Standing male figure

bronze, with prominent thorn-like

protrusions on the upper body, loss,

base

H: 17,5 cm

Provenance

Belgian Private Collection

€ 2.000 - 4.000