three-west-african-standing-female-figures
Lot 123
Three West African Standing Female Figures
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Carved wood, the first an Azande woman clutching her belly, raised on a wooden plinth (HOA 26 in.) (good estate condition); the second, possibly Bambara, allover incised decoration, raised on plinth (24 in. HOA) (small area of wood loss on left side); the third, Bambara, applied black surface, iron earrings and nose ring (32 in.) (minor shrinkage crack; minor surface flakes).

Single Owner Collection of a Southern Gentleman