£50 - £80
A West Nepalese animist guardian figure, Humla region, a tree root with a smoothly carved portion to represent an animal, possibly a deer or a bird over the gnarled root, naive, folk or 'primitive' in style, h:94cm Note: the guardian would have been installed outside, root end submerged into the earth or mounted as a protective 'touch stone' in high traffic areas such as crossroads, resulting in the polished appearance of the carved animal head Provenance: The Alain Rouveure Collection
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