Mfumte Peoples, carved wood figure, 20th c., Cameroon, highly abstract figure with protruding eyes, ears and mouth, with protruding genitalia, torso and legs of flat form, carved of a light wood with aged and varied patina, representing masculinity and fertility, believed to function as a messenger to an oracle named Sanko, 23"h x 8"w x 8"d

Provenance: Acquired by present owner from Hesse Galleries NY, early 2000s, consigned by Duke University, with catalogue number on bottom, donated in 1979

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