African King ethnic sculpture

Espectacular escultura Africana que representa a un rey africano sobre un pedestal a diferencia de otras esculturas; exponiendo en un intento de enseñar su cultura, colorido y sencillez de vida. 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., de uso privilegiado para la decoración del rey y la reina.
Height: 166 cm