PROBABLY BENIN, NIGERIA
BRONZE, HEIGHT 53CM

A similar and very famous female statue is in possession of a National museum in Berlin, and has been used as the cover image of the well known publication “Africa, the art of a continent”. This figure features the same outstretched arms and other similarities, but the style is different. The Berlin figure is more upright with unusual straight legs, while this statue is more traditionally shaped with bent legs and a more rounded figure. Another similar statue is at the museum in Lagos.