Hello, this item is a small African or African-inspired carved figural sculpture, approximately 8 inches tall, with a standing body, rounded base, large painted mask-like head, raffia or fibre collar, and two applied tooth-like elements projecting from the mouth. Although it was submitted under Aboriginal Art, the form and materials are much closer to West or Central African tourist, ritual-style, or decorative tribal-art traditions than to Australian Aboriginal material. The exact cultural attribution cannot be confirmed from the photographs, and the figure does not show enough secure diagnostic detail to assign it confidently to a named group.

The piece appears to be made of carved wood or a wood-like composite with pigment, fibre attachments, and applied teeth or bone-like elements. It shows surface wear, rubbing, dirt, minor cracks, pigment loss, and age-related handling marks, but the overall construction and finish suggest a 20th-century decorative or collector’s market object rather than a documented ceremonial figure. Without provenance, collection records, field documentation, or a confirmed tribal attribution, it should be valued as an unattributed African-style figural sculpture with decorative ethnographic appeal.

Fair Market Value: $75 to $175 USD