Statue, Mossi, Burkina Faso

le personnage féminin puissamment campé sur des pieds surdimensionnés, jambes semi-fléchies, bras et jambes écartés, le corps aux volumes stylisés jouant sur une succession de plans inclinés, l'inscrivant avec force dans l'espace. A la vigueur de la sculpture répond la puissance de l'expression, les traits anguleux du visage accentués par la haute crête sagittale et les scarifications linéaires ornant le visage. Belle patine nuancée, brun rouge et brune, profonde, suintante sur le cou.

Collectée par André Soing, médecin militaire, lors de son séjour en A.O.F., entre 1909 et 1915, vraisemblablement entre 1909 et 1910, date de sa présence à Bobo Dioulasso
Transmise par descendance à l'actuel propriétaire

Very good condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. The very end of the left ear broken, missing. Tiny superficial chips to the right arm. A small nail hole to the middle of the back, due to the figure having been displayed on the wall by a previous European owner. For any further information, please contact the African and Oceanic Art department : kristen.lefevre@sothebys.com, + 33 1 53 05 53 39
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