A Fine Fatting House Doll – Ibibio – Southern Nigeria
165,00€
Painted carved wood. Cm. 29,0 high (11.42″). Grams 215,7 (7.61 oz.).
Standing female figure; fatting house doll made of wood; arms held to chest. Traces of painted throughout with white mineral pigment, costume and facial features in red and black mineral pigments. Figure wears headdress.
The Ibibio people are a coastal people and are reputed to be one of the earliest inhabitants of southern Nigeria. It is estimated that they arrived at their present home around 1000 B.C.
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| Weight | 400 g |
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