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IBIBIO, ANANG group, Nigeria. Wood, "Uli" body paint, traces…
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39
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IBIBIO, ANANG group, Nigeria. Wood, "Uli" body paint, traces…
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
IBIBIO, ANANG group, Nigeria.
Wood, "Uli" body paint, traces of kaolin.
Two beautiful old dolls that young Ibibio girls used to play with for fun.
They took on greater importance when a girl went into retirement to prepare for adulthood and marriage, representing her future children and promoting fertility.
Height 28.5 cm
Literature: "Isn't S/He a Doll" Play and Ritual in African Sculpture, collective, 1996.
Provenance Collection of Bernard Chayla, patient and demanding collector, passionate about objects that carry memory.
Expert Mr Christian-Hervé NJIENSI 06 31 90 99 95
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