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OYO AREA
Details
A rare Yoruba simian figure
Oyo area
The monkey seated with hands held to the cheeks of the triangular face, the hollow encrusted eyes with traces and red and white pigments beneath prominent brows, large penis with red tip, glossy black crusty patina
77cm. high
Oyo area
The monkey seated with hands held to the cheeks of the triangular face, the hollow encrusted eyes with traces and red and white pigments beneath prominent brows, large penis with red tip, glossy black crusty patina
77cm. high
Literature
Eisenhofer, S., Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika. Tradition und Moderne in Südnigeria, Linz, p.295
Exhibited
Linz, 1997, Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika. Tradition und Moderne in Südnigeria