Figure - Baule - Côte d’Ivoire

Baule figure, Ivory Coast
wooden carving
a distinctly feminine figure in a dignified, characteristic pose
carefully crafted hairstyle with four braids
notably with white-inlaid eye ornamentation
several and varied colorful beads around the neck, hips and loincloth
modest tattoos of its own
from a private collection, Galerie J.M. Hornung, France