large female ancestor statue - Bété. - Côte d'Ivoire
No. 82853755
Senufo - Côte d'Ivoire (No Reserve Price)
No. 82853755
Senufo - Côte d'Ivoire (No Reserve Price)
A senufo staff, Ivory coast, Central Korhogo region, with a woman sitting on a stool on top of the long staff. The woman sits with her legs hanging off a finely engraved stool, hands resting on her thighs, her protruding navel with decorative scarifications around it, pointed conical breasts also with scarifications on them, the short neck carrying a serene loooking face with full lips, closed almond shaped eyes and a small nose, the head is capped by an elaborate hairstyle that marks the signature senufo hairstyle. Signs of use. Certificate of Origin and Provenance.
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