Ewe Togo Statuette Early 20th Century First Tribal Art Ancient Africa

Statuette intended for the protection of houses or of the person who owns it. It presents a crouching character, the concentrated face, the hands evoke a person driving a coach or a car. Hardwood, remains of polychromy, natural pigments, removable arms, small cracks at the back of the head and on the lower back, old marks of use and patina of time, good general condition of conservation, see photos Ewé, Togo, First half of the 20th century Dimensions: 22 x 13.5 x 16 cm Height with base: 24.5 cm Provenance: Former collection of a Parisian architect, constituted in galleries of the Latin Quarter in the 1980s and 1990s. Sold with base and certificate of authenticity from the expert Serge Reynes Guaranteed original and period. * Shipping costs on estimate