Doll in shape of a female figure ·  Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3037582

Description

light brown wood, partly shiny brown patina, marked by columnar neck and projecting coiffure, inscription on the back “Timoh” (?), min. dam., cracks, small missing parts (right heel), traces of abrasion, base;
the coiffure and facial scarifications are indications of titled status.

Littérature comparée

Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 11, ill. 18