A Yoruba Shango Staff, Nigeria

the female figure wearing a wrap dress and holding the dress ties in her hands, the oval head with a flat winged element on top; fine varied brown patina with traces of red and white pigment .

Willem E. Geyskens, Diest
Adeldrecht van Kerckhoven, Limburg
Emile Deletaille, Brussels
Galerie Khepri, Amsterdam
Dick Broer, Nuenen
Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp
Peter-Michael Boyd, Seattle

Heverlee, Belgium, Universitair Centrum voor Lichamelijke Opleiding en Sport (UCLOS), Dans en Spel in de Primitive Kunst van Zwart Afrika, Pre-Columbiaans Amerika, Oceanie, October 7-18, 1983

Universitair Centrum voor Lichamelijke Opleiding en Sport, Haverlee (ed.), Dans en Spel in de Primitive Kunst van Zwart Afrika, Pre-Columbiaans Amerika, Oceanie, Haverlee, 1983

very good condition overall; minor insect damage, wear and tear, nicks and scratches; fine varied brown patina with traces of red and white pigment.
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