A striking African-style full-figure sculpture hand-carved from a single dense piece of material, executed as an oriental bone carving. The piece depicts a standing ancestral or tribal figure, detailed with a prominent, extended chin beard with geometric hatch incisions, stylized linear eyes, and an elaborate multi-tiered headdress or coiffure marked by fine parallel ridges. The figure holds its hands up to its chest in a ritualistic pose. The dense material is intricately aged with dark brown pigment filling the hand-carved lines to add depth and contrast against the warm, cream-colored surface. The hollow, highly textured base is left raw, displaying the natural internal structure of the material, and carries a small orange inventory sticker.

Details

• Medium: Oriental bone carving

• Dimensions: 8 x 3 inches

• Condition: Very good vintage condition with rich, natural surface aging, minor fine hairline shrinkage cracks, and typical organic variations inherent to the material.

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