The powerfully carved 2ft (62cm) high, brown patinated female figure, which is dated to the second half of the 19th century, has a provenance to the collection of Maurice Garin, acquired between 1950-55.
It has an estimate of €20,000-30,000.
This unpublished carved wooden statuette from the Senufo peoples of south-east Mali, west Africa, is to be offered in a 154-lot sale of Tribal Art to be held on May 26 by Ader in its Paris, rue Favart rooms in collaboration with the Euvrard Fabre auction house.
The powerfully carved 2ft (62cm) high, brown patinated female figure, which is dated to the second half of the 19th century, has a provenance to the collection of Maurice Garin, acquired between 1950-55.
It has an estimate of €20,000-30,000.