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A MAPRIK FIGURE
Of stylised form, the oval head within angled border, crouching with the hands raised to each side of the face and the feet to the sides, rounded projection above the head, the carved penis below in the form on an inverted mask, traces of pigments, carved suspension loop at the back
141cm. high
Of stylised form, the oval head within angled border, crouching with the hands raised to each side of the face and the feet to the sides, rounded projection above the head, the carved penis below in the form on an inverted mask, traces of pigments, carved suspension loop at the back
141cm. high
Provenance
Jef Vanderstraete, Lasne, Belgium
Literature
Glissant, E. et al., Lam Métis, Paris, 2001, p.199
Exhibited
Art africain et océanien (Les collections J. et R. Vanderstraete), Musée d'Ixelles, 1967, p.49
Paris, 2001
Paris, 2001
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