A small, powerful statuette in a hieratic pose, whose body is reduced to its essential lines in compact volumes with angles firmly projected into space. The face, represented simply by two small eyes and a wide-open mouth, is highly expressive. Keaka, Cameroon Wood, sacrificial materials, slight and old surface erosion, very beautiful and rich ritual patina. H. 25 cm Provenance : - Maria Wyss, Basel - Private collection, Paris