Lot No. 8


Dakakari equestrian figure, Nigeria.


Dakakari equestrian figure, Nigeria. - Tribal Art

Terra cotta, 52 cm. Unlike their more serious ancestors, the Sokotho, these Dakakari figures seem much more humorous, they create surreal bulbous figures with short stocky limbs and open, often smiling mouths.

Provenance
Belgian private collection.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com

21.06.2018 - 17:00

Estimate:
EUR 4,000.- to EUR 5,000.-

Dakakari equestrian figure, Nigeria.


Terra cotta, 52 cm. Unlike their more serious ancestors, the Sokotho, these Dakakari figures seem much more humorous, they create surreal bulbous figures with short stocky limbs and open, often smiling mouths.

Provenance
Belgian private collection.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Tribal Art
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 21.06.2018 - 17:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 16.06. - 21.06.2018