Superb Bamileke-Batie Female Figure, Cameroon
Superb Bamileke-Batie Female Figure, Cameroon
mu-po
Wood, ritual substance in eyes
Height 7 1/2in (19cm)
Provenance
Bernd Muhlack Collection, Kiel, Germany
French Private Collection
Though small, this figure is a masterful conception of modern expressionism, with every feature from head to toe carved with complex, juxtaposed volumes; the breasts obviously indicate a woman and her body twist and leans connoting movement or perhaps transformation; fine dark brown encrusted patina, the eye enhanced with ritual paraphernalia.
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Superb Bamileke-Batie Female Figure, Cameroon
mu-po
Wood, ritual substance in eyes
Height 7 1/2in (19cm)
Provenance
Bernd Muhlack Collection, Kiel, Germany
French Private Collection
Though small, this figure is a masterful conception of modern expressionism, with every feature from head to toe carved with complex, juxtaposed volumes; the breasts obviously indicate a woman and her body twist and leans connoting movement or perhaps transformation; fine dark brown encrusted patina, the eye enhanced with ritual paraphernalia.
