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Statue representing a standing female ancestor. The posture is upright and proud. The face is very well treated, with a continuity of line between the sagittal crest and the triangular nose.
Wood with dark-brown patina, with cracks, minimal missing parts and erosion, notably at the feet and at the top of the crest.
Height: 70 cm
Mossi or Nuna people, Burkina Faso
circa 1940 / 1950
Ref: CLNWI2W1C3