MENDE, GUINEA BISSAU Female statue with beautiful shell headdress in wood with light and black patina (face and chest). She is standing. Her neck is ringed and she is wearing bracelets on her ankles and hands, as well as a right earring (missing on the left). Her waist is encircled by a sort of fetish crown. A rare, antique object of high quality. H. 46 cm - W. 9 cm - D. 10 cm (excluding base) Accident to one foot and visible crack to the abdomen.