Colon figure
Angola, Vili
not available anymore
Size
H: 44,5 cm
H: 17.5 inch
Description
hard wood, middle brown patina, accents in dark brown, european facial features with moustache, slightly dam., cracks, paint rubbed off;
present figure of extremely hard and heavy wood is said to have been used for putting a hex on someone. But its nearly impossible for europeans to suggest the function of a colon figure or to interpret its mimic expression.