Memorial figure of a titled wife
Cameroon, Tikar
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Inge Hett, Berlin, GermanySize
H: 80 cm
H: 31.5 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, holding a child in front of the body in a nearly naturalistic manner, traditional lozenge-shaped hair style, which is reserved for titled royal wives throughout the Grassfields, slightly dam. (mouth, nose), cracks, missing parts (half of the ring-shaped base, right leg of the child), traces of insect caused damage