*Tribal Gatherings offers in house shipping that is often much less than the Live Auctioneers shipping quote. Please select "Arrange Own Shipping" after the auction and we will email you a quote asap.* A tall carved wooden effigy of Christ as seen on the cross, with hands outstretched and nails in his palms and feet, his head wears a crown of thorns and is tilted slightly of axis, his eyes closed and down cast, the body is emaciated and wears only a small waistcloth. This sculpture is one of the finest of the type we have ever offered and likely dates to the late 19th or early 20th century. The sculpture itself measures 55 inches tall x 43 inches wide ( the arms can be removed for shipping) and will also include a custom pedestal for display. Makonde peoples, Mozambique, Africa. Provenance: A private American collection, reportedly acquired in Kinshasa , Congo, in 1961.

Fair, weathered, repair to neck and fracture in chest.