Description
VERE NIGERIA Rare pair of wooden statues with brown patina, featuring inlaid plant resin and abrus seeds on the neck, elbows, wrists and pelvis (many have now disappeared), on the heads, clusters of wax with seed decorations. Height: 45 cm for the man and 35 cm for the woman Bibliography: For a similar pair, from the same sculptor's workshop, see: Bettina von Lintig, Hugues Dubois, ""empreintes d'Afrique"", n°73,p.192 et 193,5 continents, 2011.
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VERE NIGERIA Rare pair of wooden statues with brown patina, featuring inlaid plant resin and abrus seeds on the neck, elbows, wrists and pelvis (many have now disappeared), on the heads, clusters of wax with seed decorations. Height: 45 cm for the man and 35 cm for the woman Bibliography: For a similar pair, from the same sculptor's workshop, see: Bettina von Lintig, Hugues Dubois, ""empreintes d'Afrique"", n°73,p.192 et 193,5 continents, 2011.
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