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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