A female bronze sculptures in the style of Tada, Nigeria, which narative is connected with t he foundation of the Nupe based on the Tsoede Kingdom. standing with relatively large feet on a flat bronze base, strong legs, round belly, small heavy breasts, bent arms, a metal bracelet on each wrist, in her left hand she holds an object that has been interpreted in various ways but about which nothing tangible is known, around her neck a structured metal collar, a high, childlike, arched forehead, eyes with heavy lids, a small nose with wide wings, full, sensual, slightly open lips, the hairstyle is conical, bent forwards; oxidized patina, minor damage to the feet of the large figure. traces of greenish oxidation and encrustation.

Lit.: Pogoson, Ohioma Ifounu, Another reconsideration of the origin of the Tsoede bronzes, West African Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 28, Issue 2, 1998, 97-111. Abiodun Enimola, History of Tsoede bronzes. Quarterly journal of the Kwara State Council for Arts and Culture. 1 (2) [1974]. Douglas Fraser, The Tsoede Bronzes and Owo Yoruba Art, African Arts, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Spring 1975). Published by: UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center. Situation Kunst (für Max Imdahl), Kunstsammlung der Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Douglas Fraser, The Tsoede Bronzes and Owo Yoruba Art, African Arts (1975) 8 (3), 30–91.

Last picture: Tada Bronze, Nigeria, Kunstsammlungen der Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

Non-binding TL analysis Kotalla.

Age: 450 year old +/- 20,5 %.

sold

Height: 111 cm
Weight: 17,3 kg

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