African figure West African Comb Wooden African Swahili Carved-G2196 African Mask Crafted These Relatively Abstract Forms Boast

These Relatively Abstract Forms Boast Bold Geometric Patterns Painted In Bright Colors That Animate Their Surfaces

showing off the exquisite skill of the sculpture

fingers joined on the abdomen

The residual

African figure West African Comb Wooden African Swahili Carved-G2196 African Mask Crafted These Relatively Abstract Forms BoastSIZE(CM): 34 13. 2 high ranking Yaka man as a symbol of his status. At the summit of its head is a projection in the shape of a bovine head with incised oval eyes and nostrils. This projection likely depicts a coiffure or headdress associated with a high ranking male, among whom certain headgear was a symbol of status. The "body" or grip of the comb is a flat square ornamented with incised geometric designs of triangles and hatching; unusually, it