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Early 20th C. African Katana Wood Female Figure

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Early 20th C. African Katana Wood Female Figure

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Description

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**Originally Listed At $2000**

West Africa, Nigeria, Katana culture (Mama and Kantana are the words for the language group - terms also used for the culture), ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An anthropomorphic wooden figure, in the form of a female standing on bowed legs. She has a trunk-like torso, and arms that bend slightly at the elbow before terminating in rounded nubs instead of hands. Her head is round, with deeply convex carved ovals on either side of it forming large ears or possibly elaborate coiffure. The head has nostrils and mouth that have been slightly pierced; the eyes are low relief and round, painted black, just as the nipples are, creating symmetry between the head and body. The body surface is coated in offerings of reddish-brown mud and resin that has caked onto the wooden surface. This is a haunting, almost inhuman figure. Size: 4.2" W x 14.75" H (10.7 cm x 37.5 cm); 15.55" H (39.5 cm) on included custom stand.

The Katana live on the plateaus of northern Nigeria in a difficult-to-access, mountainous region. Sculptures like this one are used by the Katana and neighboring peoples like the Kulere during healing rituals. The figures are often short and stocky, with notable external genitalia and a red, powdery surface of offerings.

Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection; ex-Allan Davis collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, before 1990

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Condition

Surface with patina from use and handling. Stable crack to the crotch.

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