AFRICAN YORUBA POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURAL GROUP PF MOTHER, CHILD AND OFFERING BOWL.Nigeria. The finely carved female, kneeling at the edge of an integral platform, before a kola nut container in front. A small child, clings to her back with hands holding beneath the breasts. Large expressive eyes, with wide nose and lips, horizontal ears, and a tall crest coiffure covered in grooved texture. Blackened surface with areas of indigo pigment mostly on the head, with faded white pigment throughout. Surface deposits, age cracks. Fine old sculpture, on a custom base. - 13 1/2 in. high. Estimate $1,200-1,500
PROVENANCE: Private Maryland collection, Sotheby's Arcade, NYC, early 1990s.
