£40
A Gbetre type wood sculpture, West Africa, 20th century, carved as a monkey with prominent prognathic teeth, modelled standing and holding a bowl, with shawl tied around the waist, with traces of white pigment, 56cm high
Note: The Gbetre is a type of ceremonial protection and divination monkey figure associated with the Baule people of the Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. Its intentionally rough-hewn surface and hybrid of human and animal characteristics reflects the power and wildness of the spirit.
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