"Small Mossi Ritual Fetish - Burkina Faso"
This statuette features the characteristic facial scarifications of the Mossi. It has notches on its left arm. These are ritual samples. When a statuette had a recognized power, one could, by taking a little material, use it for a magical operation. Hard wood, patina of use - crack on the base, micro impacts. 
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato