Grand maternity - Nigeria

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Holds a postgraduate degree in African studies and 15 years experience in African art.

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Description from the seller

Ivory Coast
Baoulé
Wood
Height: 600mm + base 45mm
Width: 195mm
Depth: 190mm
Weight: 4410 g

Left foot missing and partly on the right. Separation slits, see photos.

Numerous scarifications across the body, with a very fine hairstyle.

Statuary is a form of ancestor worship, or of manifestations of the beyond.

This maternity piece was intended to help women who had difficulty having children to have them, and also for mothers who were losing their young children to have healthy children.

Shipped with insurance and tracking number.
Delivery by Chronopost in 1 to 3 days in France and 3 to 5 days across the European Union. Delivery to the rest of Europe and worldwide via Colissimo International.

We speak English.

Seller's Story

Passionate about the Arts of the World and more particularly by African Art, buys from collectors, former civil servants, soldiers, health personnel, public works personnel who have worked in Africa and also in Ivory Coast with antique dealers and touts who travel all over West Africa to find quality objects.
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Ivory Coast
Baoulé
Wood
Height: 600mm + base 45mm
Width: 195mm
Depth: 190mm
Weight: 4410 g

Left foot missing and partly on the right. Separation slits, see photos.

Numerous scarifications across the body, with a very fine hairstyle.

Statuary is a form of ancestor worship, or of manifestations of the beyond.

This maternity piece was intended to help women who had difficulty having children to have them, and also for mothers who were losing their young children to have healthy children.

Shipped with insurance and tracking number.
Delivery by Chronopost in 1 to 3 days in France and 3 to 5 days across the European Union. Delivery to the rest of Europe and worldwide via Colissimo International.

We speak English.

Seller's Story

Passionate about the Arts of the World and more particularly by African Art, buys from collectors, former civil servants, soldiers, health personnel, public works personnel who have worked in Africa and also in Ivory Coast with antique dealers and touts who travel all over West Africa to find quality objects.
Translated by Google Translate

Details

Indigenous object name
Grand maternity
Country of Origin
Nigeria
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
Yes
Condition
Fair condition
Weight
2.8 kg
Authenticity
Original/official
FranceVerified
1390
Objects sold
100%
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