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a yoruba large maternity figure
Kneeling on the oval base, the tall blackened and hatched coiffure with four vertical bands of triangles to the front, back and sides, tall ringed neck, rectangular keloids in relief to the temples and back of the head, carved necklace with four triangular panels, bands of triangles in relief to the top of the prominent breasts, a wrap about her waist supporting the child at her back, her hands grasping the necks of two smaller figures, glossy patina with white and black painted embellishments, from the Ila-Orangun area
76cm. high
Kneeling on the oval base, the tall blackened and hatched coiffure with four vertical bands of triangles to the front, back and sides, tall ringed neck, rectangular keloids in relief to the temples and back of the head, carved necklace with four triangular panels, bands of triangles in relief to the top of the prominent breasts, a wrap about her waist supporting the child at her back, her hands grasping the necks of two smaller figures, glossy patina with white and black painted embellishments, from the Ila-Orangun area
76cm. high