Description
Male god figure alusi. Ibo, Nigeria. H ca.113cm. The northern Ibo with freely carved arms, standing on large, rounded feet, with thick cylindrical legs, protruding buttocks and navel, round shoulders with flexed arms and open hands, naturalistic nose and oval eyes, high elaborate crested coiffure, open and narrow mouth, ichi scarification marks on the forehead. Brown-reddish patina, intact. Provenance: Ex collection Gregor Eising, Munich.
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Male god figure alusi. Ibo, Nigeria. H ca.113cm. The northern Ibo with freely carved arms, standing on large, rounded feet, with thick cylindrical legs, protruding buttocks and navel, round shoulders with flexed arms and open hands, naturalistic nose and oval eyes, high elaborate crested coiffure, open and narrow mouth, ichi scarification marks on the forehead. Brown-reddish patina, intact. Provenance: Ex collection Gregor Eising, Munich.
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