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Statuette presenting a standing figure on a circular base. The arms are folded on the torso. The back is scarified with chevrons. The neck is long and ringed. The face is hard and angular and is topped with an elaborate hairstyle.
The pelvis is decorated with several belts of beads and the neck with a necklace of small white beads.
Temne people; Sierra Leone
A lot of presence for this rare statuette of the Temne people.
Wood with a patina of use (crack)
H : 25,5 cm
Mid 20th century
Ref: T7M61WQ0QV