- YORUBA/NAGO STATUETTE, NIGERIA
Wood, iron, cords, fabric, various materials
H. 15 cm
Provenance :
Alain Javelaud
Publication:
Collection Alain Javelaud, Exhibition catalog, Galerie Bernard Dulon, 2008, p. 42
Beautiful Yoruba or Nago fetish representing a finely detailed figure, holding a gourd in his hands, the head surmounted by a skullcap, the body wrapped in cords holding metal rods. The whole covered with a crusty sacrificial patina.
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