Yoruba Eshu Figure, Nigeria

Roland de Montague, Paris
Michael Wyman, Chicago
Acquired from the above on June 13, 1985

Very good condition for an object of this type and age. Minor age cracks including to front and back of integrally-carved wood base. Minor marks, nicks, scratches, abrasions, small chips, and cracks consistent with age and use. Fine rubbed dark brown patina with remains of blue pigment in the coiffure.
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For a figure by the same artist, said to have been a member of the Igbuke family, see van Baaren (1962: 185).