Standing female figure ·  Nigéria, Igala · ID: 3040287

Description

wood, encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, eyes and forehead crest decorated with red seeds, min. dam., crack (forehead crest), missing parts through insect caused damage (feet), traces of abrasion, base;
the purpose of Igala female figures is to enhance fertility and underline social status.

Littérature comparée

Lebas, Alain (ed.), Arts of Nigeria in French Private Collections, Milan 2012, p. 127