Clearance - Ethnographic, Asian and Antiques
By Scollard Auctions
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Mar 11, 2024
Brea, California, United States
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Clearance auction featuring a wide variety of ethnographic antiquities, arms and armour, Asian lots and varied antiques
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LOT 259:
Monumental Igbo Alusi Shrine Female Effigy
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Start price:
$
450
Estimated price :
$1,000 - $3,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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sales tax: 7.75%
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Monumental Igbo Alusi Shrine Female Effigy
Introspective, serene, and welcoming this statue stands over four feet tall, and carved from one large section of wood. She stands nude with hands turned upwards. Her belly with incised and raised scar designs, and hair in a cylindrical hat on her head. Such Alusi figures are placed in shrines and venerated as family guardians, the open hands indicating a generous nature as well as readiness to receive offerings. Size figure 56 1/2" H x 11 1/2" W
Condition: As-is condition with patina, pigment and stable fissures throughout. Minor losses to toes, face and ears.
