Crest made of wood and pigments with naturalistic... Lot 13

Crest made of wood and pigments with naturalistic features and a whitened face. Under the rounded forehead, crossed by a median rib, the almond-shaped eyes with pierced pupils are inscribed in deep orbital cavities. The mouth, with its prominent lips, is half-open on filed teeth. The cheeks are decorated with a double scarificatory line curved in relief. The keloids at the temples join the perfectly circular ears. The back of the head is pierced by a cavity, which would have been used to place ornaments (feathers, hair...). Boki style - Nigeria Height : 26 cm W: 18.5 cm Bibliography : NIGEL Barley, Arts du Nigéria revisités, Editions Musée Barbier Mueller et Somogy Editions d'art, Paris, 2015, p.93