Standing female shrine figure · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3037261
sold
EUR 800
Size
H: 61 cm
H: 24.0 inch
Description
wood, mat middle brown patina, white and indigo blue pigment, black paint, carved with wraparound garment and bracelets, abundant scarification marks on the face, the head crowned by a funnel-shaped superstructure, hands possibly indicating the greeting gesture of the “oshogbo” society, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, traces of insect caused damage (base), rep. (headdress backside), abrasion of paint, base