Standing female figure · Burkina Faso, Mossi · ID: 3032668
Vendu
300 €
Provenance
Richard Rüegg, Zurich, SwitzerlandDescription
wood, brown patina, strings of glass beads, metal earrings, scarifications, sacrificial traces, rep. (right arm, back), cracks, on base;
while masks exclusively were used in rural areas, the figural sculptures belonged to the scope of the sovereigns, the “nakomsé”.