Original

Original
sculpted female statuette of a standing nude figure. Her knees are bent with her arms detached from the body in an arc of a circle. Her face with a lively and dynamic expression accentuated by wide open eyes symbolically directed towards the sky
Ancient wood with a thick brown patina in places, remnants of natural pigments, red and white ochre. Carries an inventory nemuro under one foot: RC476
Manbila, Nigeria, early 20th century
41 x 14 cm

Provenance: ex Mark Eglinton, New York Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.