Standing female figure · Sierra Leone, Mendé · ID: 3036182
Vendu
10 000 €
Provenance
Harrie Heinemans, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsDescription
wood, upper part showing oily “sweaty” patina, regular facial features with protruding chin, crowned by an elaborate three-lobed coiffure, metal earrings, rep. (both foot tips broken), cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
the neck rings are a sign for wealth and female beauty.
Littérature comparée
Preston-Blier, Suzanne (ed.), Art of the Senses, Boston 2004, p. 78, ill. 18