Head of a man with a long neck in carved wood with a brown patina, the hair braided in three parts (chips in the ears). Baule culture, first half of the 20th century. Height Height : 13,5 cm Parallelepipedic wooden base signed Kichizô Inakagi (1876-1951). Provenance : Collection of Mr. Paul A. (1899-1976), former director of the chalcography of the Louvre, founder then president of the Presses Universitaires de France from 1934 to 1968. Accompanied by a declaration on honor of the daughter-in-law of the collector confirming that the object comes from the collection of her father-in-law. Consultant : Mr Richard COUSINARD African Memories Gallery + 221 77 457 06 65 contact@memoires-africaines.com