iagalagana Wood height 22in (50.6cm) Provenance Francoise and Jean Corlay Collection, Brussels Galerie Alain de Monbrison, Paris Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C. Exhibited Art Premiere en Afrique, Paris, 1981 Of classic abstract anthropomorphic form, the helmet-shaped head with large, circular incised eyes and diminutive mouth, supported by cylindrical neck gradually sloping outwards and flowing into each long, flattened arm bordering the elongated torso creating negative space in between; rounded hips supported by shortened legs with inverse notches bending at the knees; fine dark brown patina with encrustations.
iagalagana Wood height 22in (50.6cm) Provenance Francoise and Jean Corlay Collection, Brussels Galerie Alain de Monbrison, Paris Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C. Exhibited Art Premiere en Afrique, Paris, 1981 Of classic abstract anthropomorphic form, the helmet-shaped head with large, circular incised eyes and diminutive mouth, supported by cylindrical neck gradually sloping outwards and flowing into each long, flattened arm bordering the elongated torso creating negative space in between; rounded hips supported by shortened legs with inverse notches bending at the knees; fine dark brown patina with encrustations.
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