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Chamba Statue, Nigeria

Name: Chamba Statue, Nigeria
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: N29317WJK7
Price: 950 EUR
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950 €

Period 20th century

Style Tribal Art

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Statue showing a character with a long cylindrical body. The legs are bent and rest on massive feet. The shoulders are forward, the arms are stuck to the body with the elbows back and end with hands placed between the navel and the sex. The face bears scarifications of three vertical lines on the cheeks. The mouth is half-open and the nose is suggested by a protruding nasal ridge. The ears are represented by chevrons that echo the angles of the arms and legs. The globular eyes pierced with small holes give an intense look to this figure. The female sex is suggested by small notches but, note the absence of breasts, only the nipples are represented. Is this an androgynous figure? It is difficult to be certain with the functions and representations of the Chamba and more generally of the peoples inhabiting the middle course of the Benue. We know very little about these representations. These are protective spirits placed in houses. We do not know if they are ancestors or spirits in human forms.
Wood (clefts) with crusty patina.
Height: 35.5 cm
Chamba people, middle course of the Benue, Nigeria
First half of the 20th century.
Provenance: Norbert Boutet collection

Ref: N29317WJK7

Additional Information

Condition	To be restored
Ethnic group	Chamba
Style	Tribal Art (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity of Tribal Art Style)
Period	20th century (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity 20th century)
Country of origin	Nigeria
Height (cm)	36