Bidspirit auction | Carved Wood & Metal Figural

Carved Wood & Metal Figural Sculpture - A tall, hand-carved wooden figural sculpture featuring a vertical, elongated form with stylized anthropomorphic features. The head is topped with an oversized, miter-like headdress or coiffure, which is decorated with vertical and horizontal strips of embossed white metal secured by small metal tacks. The face is carved with downcast, almond-shaped eyes highlighted with reddish-orange pigment, a prominent nose with an embossed metal strip covering the bridge, and red-painted lips. Blue-painted geometric blocks are positioned at either side of the head near the ears. The figure features a tiered, radiating collar below the chin, leading to a neck carved with a series of horizontal rings. No maker's marks, signatures, or country-of-origin labels are visible on the object.Measurements/notes: 19 in. H.