A West African Bust of a Female, Republic of Benin rising from an eroded torso, the female bust with naturalistic features, with protruding breasts, narrow shoulders, slender neck and oversized head, the eyes and ears delicately carved, with an unusual hairstyle, the left half of the head with short hair and emphasized hairline, the right half shaven, a vertical hole inserted in the head and running through the whole, and two pieces of metal inserted into the nose, small holes above and below the mouth and next to corner of left eye, where metal tacks may have been inserted; weathered and partially eroded surface with traces of white pigment. height 10 in. 25.4cm
A West African Bust of a Female, Republic of Benin rising from an eroded torso, the female bust with naturalistic features, with protruding breasts, narrow shoulders, slender neck and oversized head, the eyes and ears delicately carved, with an unusual hairstyle, the left half of the head with short hair and emphasized hairline, the right half shaven, a vertical hole inserted in the head and running through the whole, and two pieces of metal inserted into the nose, small holes above and below the mouth and next to corner of left eye, where metal tacks may have been inserted; weathered and partially eroded surface with traces of white pigment. height 10 in. 25.4cm
/119898/Internet%20Image%201.jpg "Source: Dix Noonan Webb")
/117462/Internet%20Image%201.jpg "Source: Dix Noonan Webb")
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