A female statuette sculpted as a bust on a circular base, with a stylization characteristic of the Kibsi style circumscribed to the Yatenga region in the Séno plain. The face, with eyes and mouth simply hollowed out, is particularly expressive, and the arms, hollowed out in the same way, seem to be in motion, like kinetic art. Dogon (also known as Plains Dogon), Yatenga region, Séno plain, Mali Hardwood with red patina, slight rodent stigmata on the back, beautiful earthy patina. Height: 20.5cm Provenance: Hélène Leloup Collection, Paris Passed down through generations Published by Bacquart, L'Art tribal d'Afrique noire, 1998, p.61, n°11