Statue Baoulé
Important male statuette of a chief represented standing on a small circular terrace with his arms spread out along his body and his hands placed on either side of his navel. The upper body is elongated with numerous characteristic scarifications on the front and back. The crest hairstyle ends in a nicely braided plait behind. The face, with the eyebrows joined in the middle, ends in a beard that meets the chest.
Wood with a shiny brown patina.
Ivory Coast, Baule ethnic group.
8x12x56cm
