Sale 219 Lot 268

THREE CARVED WOODEN FIGURAL BROOMS WITH FIBER AND ANIMAL HAIR WHISKS, INCLUDING A POSSIBLE SONGYE EXAMPLE Three hand-carved figural whisks or brooms from Central Africa: at left, a whisk with a dark wooden handle carved as a standing figure with an ovoid head, incised facial scarification, and arms folded at the chest at center, a similar figural handle with a rounded cap-like coiffure, pursed lips and a hand at the abdomen; and at right, a reddish-brown figural handle with a stacked, angular, zigzag-bodied figure beneath a crested head with incised beard detail. length: approx. 20 inches
$200-300