Zaire Lega Statue

Very beautiful and rare old female statue measuring 37.5cm high Called Waiyinda (Pregnant adulterous woman) see the book Lega de Biebuyck page 124 Cracked semi-hard wood with Kaolin highlight numerous circular scarifications cover the sculptures (classical symbols of this ethnicity found both on the masks and on the ivories)) Pretty shiny patina of use in places a loincloth of fibers held by a snakeskin belt? (not sure) covers the well-marked female sex this figurine in wood is not common and has a beautiful nuanced brown patina they are more often found in ivory with a pointed face, a pronounced belly as well as two breasts falling with the arms stretched along the body and the legs slightly bent at the suggested feet. free shipping worldwide