representation of ancestral spirit, made of heavy and compact wood. The tchitcherik sculptures, partially buried in the ground and placed to protect the village, or, in the cases of small specimens like this one, preserved inside the houses above altars dedicated to them, constitute one of the most suggestive artifacts among African statuary.
Provenance: Italian private collection, acquired in the early '70s from a historical French collection formed around the 40s of the last century.