Bura(?) Female Figure, Northeastern Nigeria

Bura(?) Female Figure, Northeastern Nigeria
Wood, encrustations
Height 14 3/4in (37.5cm)

Provenance
Michel Gaud Collection, Saint-Tropez/Nice
Galerie Ratton-Hourde, Paris
California Private Collection

Standing with arms akimbo on proportionally large feet firmly planted on a circular base; muscular legs with voluminous, rounded buttocks; the torso with protruding umbilicus, pointed breasts and sloping shoulders supporting the spherical head with flat, slightly concave facial plane, bordered with semi-circular ears and a large sagittal crest on top; encrusted dark brown patina.