Wooden statue with pigments depicting a figure... Lot 26

Wooden statue with pigments depicting a figure sitting on a stool in an upright posture. A long ringed neck supports the head, whose visored forehead overhangs two circular eyes with marked pupils. The mouth, carried forward, is half-open on filed teeth. The arms, with drooping shoulders, are free of the body, the palms facing forward. The cylindrical abdomen is adorned with a vertical band marked with scarifications in relief. The hairstyle is complex: two lateral buns engraved with grooves surmount the head, while thick braids fall in front of the forehead and at the back of the neck. Idoma style - Nigeria Height: 52.5 cm W: 11.5 cm Bibliography: NEYT François, DESIRANT Andrée, The arts of the Benue to the roots of tradition, Editions Hawaiian Agronomics, 1985, p.120