Mumuye Statue From Nigeria

Beautiful and large modernist statue measuring 132cm Wood covered with canwood one arm has been glued These statues appeared on the market in the 1960s Coming from Nigeria, their habitat in the hostile mountains have long protected them from foreigners. Of great elegance, it represents a male character who is standing, his arms along his body The short stylized legs, a head in the shape of a bird, round eyes and a headdress with hanging ears The dry and hard wood has cracked over time an arm was reattached, little information has so far reached us on the Mumuyé works. For some commentators, they would be linked to divinatory cults Delivery only in France and in the European Union free

2 900 €