A Sarakawa couple, Northern Togo, close to Kara, standing on u-shaped legs, cylindrical torsi, the arms carved close to the body, the ovoid heads show fine fascial features with diagonal scarifications on the cheeks. small pointed eyes beneath a protruding forehead; greyish surface, with traces of sacrifications. Thomas Keller is subsuming this type of sculpture obviously to the Kouméa, an ethnic group according of Frobenius 20m km more in the North. 400 - 600,- Euro Height: 30/31 cm |
photo: tribalartforum.com/ identification no. DSC09114.jpg |