DIGNITARY'S HEAD OR CANE TOP ON A BASE - Nigeria - Yoruba

DIGNITARY'S HEAD OR CANE TOP ON A BASE - Nigeria - Yoruba First half of the 20th century. Wood. Small anthropomorphic head carved in the round, reminiscent of the famous bronzes of the Kingdom of Ife. Dimensions: 10 cm. The face features large almond-shaped eyes with fringed eyelids, a straight nose, and a slightly parted mouth. The forehead is encircled by a diadem or headband with superimposed horizontal grooves, surmounted by a stylized conical headdress ending in a loop-shaped appendage. Condition: Even patina from use. Expert: Coryse Mwape Internal Ref.: 85