Notable Woman
Eket · Nigeria
Reference: EMS-107
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Notable woman Eket with a fully decorated torso with geometric scarifications. Curious figure that presents a flat body, rare in African art. His face, soft, forms…
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Full original description
Notable woman Eket with a fully decorated torso with geometric scarifications. Curious figure that presents a flat body, rare in African art. His face, soft, forms a heart as in many ethnicities in Central Africa. Tiny breasts and flattened accordingly with the body. The hairstyle has the shape of a spherical cap topped with a crest. Small trapezoidal sex cover. They dominate the geometric lines.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Nigeria. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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