A male waka sona statuette representing a scarified man sitting on a traditional seat holding his braided beard. Baule, Ivory Coast Wood, pigments, old cracks at the base, tinted patina and use. H. 44,5 cm Provenance : - Milton Arno Leof Collection, Mexico City. - Collection Nadine Vinot-Postry, Paris. Exhibition and publication : Sotheby's sale, New York, May 19, 2000, lot 233.