Hello, this item is a large African carved hardwood standing figure with polychrome painted decoration and a textile or raffia skirt, measuring approximately 106 cm high. The elongated body, cream ground, red and dark geometric motifs, tall coiffure or headdress, simplified facial features, and small projecting arms suggest a figure made in the style of Central or West African fertility, ancestor, or spirit figures, possibly drawing on Namji/Cameroon or related regional forms. However, the photographs do not provide enough evidence to securely attribute it to a specific ethnic group, workshop, or early ritual context.

The figure has strong decorative presence and appears to have a convincing aged surface, with rubbed pigment, darkened wood, handling wear, and textile aging. Even so, the condition and surface alone do not prove ceremonial age, and the lack of documented provenance, collection history, or specialist tribal-art authentication keeps it in the decorative ethnographic market rather than the high tribal-art market. Based on the images, I would describe it as a likely 20th-century African carved figure, possibly mid to late 20th century, with decorative and ethnographic appeal.

Fair Market Value: $300 - $700 USD