Statue Bete De Côte d'Ivoire

Large rare and beautiful male statue "BETE" from Ivory Coast in medium-hard wood with dark breading a goatee woven from plant fibers and hair, cord around the neck with amulet cord around the waist with sex cover and cords around the knees and handles almost embedded in the wood missing feet the wood is cracked in places, look carefully at the photos height 98cm plus iron base delivered with According to the characteristics of the very rare Bété statuary, the character is represented standing on proportionally short and massive legs, accentuating the stretch of the neck and bust. The offering attitude with open hands facing forward, whitened with kaolin The ovoid head is covered with a striated cap as well as behind the ears which are simply round. the neck bears tribal scarifications in front and behind. The serenity of the filtering gaze of these  Prominent navel The satuary  is extremely rare in Bété country and its meaning remains uncertain. The Bétés are established in the center-west of Côte d'Ivoire, on the left bank of the Sassandra River. They are divided into more than 90 groups representing more than 370,000 individuals. They constitute the largest population in the world Krou of Ivory Coast The Bété lend supernatural powers to these statues which are used during divination sessions. The Bété satuary is generally feminine, it is very very rare or even extremely rare to have to deal with a male Bété statue like the one I am offering you free shipping worldwide