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
21.06.2018 - 17:00
- Estimate:
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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 |