Imposant étrier de poulie
Sierra Leone, Mendé
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Provenance
Roy Stacy, Washington D.C., USA (1970)Taille
H: 46,5 cm
H: 18.3 inch
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, in form of a standing fermale figure, the neck carved with rings, high towering coiffure arranged in fanciful plaits, incised tattoos on forehead and cheeks, min. dam., minor missing parts, cracks, abrasion of paint (face, breasts), missing parts through insect caused damage (head), traces of cuts on breasts and stomach
Littérature comparée
Hart, W. A., Sculptures of the Njayei Society among the Mende, in: African Arts, 26 (Juli 1993), p. 46-53 & 86Publications
AHDRC: 0145366