African Tribal Art: Atti/Akan People, Ivory Coast, West Africa: Figure of a seated woman carrying a vessel on her head, mid 20th Century. Carved wood, kaolin pigment, beads.

This is an appealing classic example of Atti sculpture, with a typical elongation and rendering of the body as a set of discrete, crisply delineated volumes.

Atti sculptors make figures of this type to be placed on shrines used by members of various all-male secret societies. The barrel the figure is holding over its head represents an offering of gunpowder or other contents of value to the society.

Provenance: Private Collection, Massachusetts, Private collection, New York

Dimensions: 23.25"H x 4.75 "W x 6"D Good condition with evidence of handling and age. Pigment loss, minor repairs to the base and stool. Please inspect the photos and videos, which supplement the written description and show the condition of this lot.

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