Mossi Figure

Mossi figure from Burkina Faso, standing on short legs, arms to the sides, with an overhanging stomach, an elongated torso, and facial features that include linear scarification markings, slender nose, small circular eyes and mouth, and long horns atop a crested head. Provenance: Tribal Art Classics, Adrian Schlag; Galerie Pascassio-Manfredi; Swiss private collection.