3.000 African Art: Tanzania - Makonde tribe - Healing figure - 17cm

Country: Tanzania, Eastern Africa

Tribe: Makonde

Usage: This figure represents a tribal figure, in fact this 'Half-figure' represented 'an incomplete person - a sick person' hence it has been used during healing rituals blessed by their Ancestors.

Size : 17cm

Comment:  The figure has a great patina from all its handling.