Mumuye statue, Nigeria, height: 77 cm

Mumuye statue, Nigeria. Ex-collection Belgian tribal art. Presumed age: 1940. Supported by a massive long neck, the narrow ovoid head features the distinctive hairstyle of the clan and the remnants of ears stretched by loops, worn only by the women of the ethnicity, with long dangling arms, equipped with spatula-like hands. Dark patina with golden reflections.