Maternity - Koulango - Côte d'Ivoire

Statue - Koulango - Hardwood - Ivory Coast.

Representation of a Koulango maternity from the northeast of Côte d'Ivoire.
The morphology is slender, the neck is long and gracefully curved.
The crest-like hairstyle asserts itself as a beauty criterion among the Koulango.
The back and the neck are scarified.
She carries her newborn with both hands against her abdomen.
Her prognathic face shows half-closed eyes and a few scarifications at the corners of the lips.
Made from very hard and solid wood with a dark patina.
Good condition.