A female sculpture standing on a pedestal or a fragment of a post.

A female sculpture standing on a pedestal or a fragment of a post. The arms are detached from the body. The heart-shaped face has eyes inlaid with shards of earthenware. The headdress consists of braids. Wood with an antique patina from use, showing traces of white staining on the surface. Tsogho, Gabon. H.: 165 cm. (Right eye missing) Provenance: Jean-Michel Huguenin Collection. This type of representation was part of the Ebandza House of Worship, where the Bwiti cult—which governed the lives

Estimation:€1,000

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