Yoruba Female Ogboni Statue

Slim, bronze and unhurried, she is half of a conversation.

This female Ogboni statue was made by Yoruba artists of Nigeria, West Africa, in bronze in the late 19th or early 20th century. Ogboni figures are commonly made as male and female pairs and are associated with the Yoruba Ogboni council. She stands upright with a pointed head, large eyes, a beaded or ridged collar and a hand held at the chest. A skirt, tied at the waist, falls to the thigh. The bronze is a warm olive-brown with dark deposits in the folds.

About 8 inches tall. She asks only for a flat surface and a neighbor.