Standing female figure ·  Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke · ID: 3034629

Description

wood, shiny reddish brown patina, the hands resting on the bulging abdomen, carved with a necklace, min. dam., small missing parts (left foot tip), slight traces of abrasion, metal socle;
there is little known about the precise function of these figures. Because of the bulging abdomen it is likely that it is related to fertility and pregnancy.

Comparing literature

Afrika, De Ten Houten Collectie van Afrikaanse Kunst, Eersel o.J., p. 36 f., ill. 19