Standing figure
Sierra Leone, Temne
not available anymore
Provenance
collected in situ by US diplomat who had served in Sierra Leone in the late 1960’sRoy Stacy, Washington D.C., USA (1973)
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, traces of kaolin, proportionally big spherical head with flat chin, eyes and mouth marked by grooves, semicircular deepened ears with drilled holes for attachment of ornament (one broken), cracks, abrasion of paint