A Rare Benue River Figure

Mwaghavul (Sura) people, Nigeria, 19th/early 20th c.

Carved wood

Ex–old European collection

19.75” h x 5.5” w x 4.5” d (50.17 x 13.97 x 11.43 cm)

Price: $3,200

 
 

REFERENCES

Fagaly, William A. Shapes of Power, Belief, and Celebration: African Art

from New Orleans Collections. New Orleans, LA: New Orleans

Museum of Art, 1989, p. 81, fig. 86.