African Carved Wood Equestrian Figure

Description:

African Carved Wood Equestrian Figure, Yoruba, the male figure on a diminutive stylized horse and holding a snake in one hand that extends to the horse's head, traces of blue and red pigments, (insect damage),ht. 20 1/4 in.

Literature: Pictured in Hurst catalog Art of West Africa, 1987, colored frontispiece, and pg. 19.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

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