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The Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection
Lot 14

Mumuye Standing Figure, Nigeria

11 May 2021, 11:00 EDT
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Mumuye Standing Figure, Nigeria

iagalagana
Wood
height 22in (50.6cm)

Provenance
Francoise and Jean Corlay Collection, Brussels
Galerie Alain de Monbrison, Paris
Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C.

Exhibited
Art Premiere en Afrique, Paris, 1981

Of classic abstract anthropomorphic form, the helmet-shaped head with large, circular incised eyes and diminutive mouth, supported by cylindrical neck gradually sloping outwards and flowing into each long, flattened arm bordering the elongated torso creating negative space in between; rounded hips supported by shortened legs with inverse notches bending at the knees; fine dark brown patina with encrustations.

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