Victim figure - Baule - Côte d'Ivoire

Baule "MBOTUMBO" Ape Figure

African statue from the Baule people, carved from dense wood.
These traditional figures are known as Mbotumbo. The anthropomorphic figure stands with slightly bent legs on a pedestal. The head is zoomorphic, with an elongated, slightly open mouth showing long teeth. In its hands it holds a bowl.