Figural fragment
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi
Vendu
400 €
Taille
H: 47 cm
H: 18.5 inch
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, faceless head, a slightly curved body axis, projection of the chin turning into a kind of dish-shaped receptacle, voluminous headdress, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage, missing parts (both legs), plate;
shrine figure, probably used for soothsaying.