Lot Essay
The figure was presented to Mrs. George Crawford by a chief in Tanganyika (Tanzania) during a trip she made in 1929 from Cape Town to Morocco via Sudan
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A FINE ZARAMO FEMALE FIGURE
Standing with the arms carved free of the body, large hands, carved bracelets in relief, the small heart-shaped face with whitened eyes below arched brows, three circular white plugs inset in each ear, the large coiffure as four ridges each terminating in a short plait, native plugged repairs to torso and one foot, large breasts, dark glossy patina
28¾in. (73cm.) high
Standing with the arms carved free of the body, large hands, carved bracelets in relief, the small heart-shaped face with whitened eyes below arched brows, three circular white plugs inset in each ear, the large coiffure as four ridges each terminating in a short plait, native plugged repairs to torso and one foot, large breasts, dark glossy patina
28¾in. (73cm.) high
Provenance
Mrs. George W. Crawford