Statue masculine, Mambila, Nigeria ou Cameroun

tadep, la puissance des masses musculaires accentuée par les volumes anguleux. L'expression est marquée par les yeux en haut relief inscrits dans des orbites profondes, et par la bouche largement ouverte, rehaussée de pigments rouges. Le cœur de la sculpture est évidé sur toute sa hauteur, le dos creusé d'un orifice destiné à recevoir une charge aujourd'hui disparue. Elle porte, inscrit à l'encre blanche, le numéro d'inventaire dans la collection Geisler : G-363.

Ancienne collection du Dr. Heino Geisler, Allemagne, inv. n° G-363.
Transmise par descendance à l'actuel propriétaire.

Some minor losses to the centre of the figure as evidenced by the catalogue illustration. Thin stable cracks along the right side. Losses at the back of the right foot due to insects, stabilized. Back: stable crack running from the top of the head to the shoulder.
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