Salampasu; Figure; TC 24
Salampasu
Figure
Salampasu
20th century
Wood, pigment
H. 37 cm
TC 24

Salampasu carvers are recognized for a variety of mask forms. They also make several types of figures that represent ancestors. Small wood and polychrome female figures are said to be linked to fertility cults. (Felix 1987: 152)

Provenance:
Kevin Conru, Brussels, 2002