African King ethnic sculpture

Spectacular African sculpture that represents an African king on a pedestal unlike other sculptures; exposing in an attempt to teach their culture, colorful and simplicity of life. This sculpture circa 1960.
All work was done manually, from a tree trunk. Once the wood is carved, it is covered with embossed brass and decorated with cowries and colored glass paste grains., the same ones that are taken one by one with raffia and glued on fabric treated with vegetable oils.
The decoration with cowrie, It is used in the stool and the rest of the decoration with grains of colored glass paste., privileged use for the decoration of the king and queen.
Height: 166 cm