Description: copper alloy (bronze, brass), base An almost identical figure shown by R. Lehuard, Les arts Bateke, Arnouville 1996, p. 373/ right (AHDRC 0013516). According to Lehuard the western face of this figure is based on a kind of pipe bowl, "La Bretonne", made in France, that circulated on the coast of Africa from the middle of the 19th century till the beginning of the 20th century. AHDRC: 0134002 Continent: Africa
Dimensions: H: 14,5 cm, H: 5,7 inch
Condition Report: See description
Provenance: Raoul Lehuard, Arnouville, France Alain Lecomte, Paris, France Guy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium (1996)