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- Attie Female Ritual Medicine Figure, Cte d'Ivoire #618
- A Female Attie Figure, sitting on a one-legged stool, small feet, muscular legs ending in prominent buttocks, wearing a cloth around the hips, a slender torso with wooden pins for Ritual Medicine on the front and the backside, solid conical breasts, muscular arms which are raised upwards holding a small barrel on the head, the elongated neck supporting an oval head, a slit mouth beneath a slender nose with a broad tip, high arched brows, large coffee-bean shaped eyes, further wooden pins placed on the forehead, temples and the cheeks, the head capped by a backswept coiffure of rectangular patterns.
- Measurements:29 cm
- Condition: Fair,natural brownish patina, the whole sculpture covered with white kaolin, traces of good age and ritual use.
- Origin isCte d'Ivoire