Lot n° 5
Estimation :
100 - 300
EUR
Result without fees
Result
: 170EUR
MONTOL - Nigeria. - Lot 5
MONTOL - Nigeria.
Sculpted statue of a standing male figure, standing on massive legs. The arms are detached from the body, the hands open, palms facing the sky. The face, with its highly stylized nose in relief, is extremely pure.
Wood with natural patina, old signs of use and age.
Height Height : 52 cm
Provenance: former Galerie d'Art Africain, Paris, 1984-1994.
Montol statues are rare and marked by a minimalist aesthetic, where the power of the forms translates a strong symbolic charge. Often used in ritual contexts, they embody protective figures or intermediary spirits between the world of men and that of ancestors.
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