Makonde Carved Wood Male Figure Seated On Stool With Fiber Cloth Kenya

$1,600 · Offered by Second Story Books

Kenya. A carved wooden male figure seated on a stool, shown with elongated limbs, angular facial features, textured coiffure, beard, and applied fiber ornaments. The figure holds carved implements and is dressed in woven fiber cloth, draped across the body and attached to a gourd and cord elements. The sculpture reflects a narrative or ceremonial figure type, suggesting themes of elderhood, social identity, authority, and ritual or communal presence.Dimensions

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