Wood height 16 1/2in (42cm) Provenance Morton Lipkin Gallery, New York/London/Phoenix/Munich American Private Collection Bonhams, New York, 14 November 2013, Lot 211 Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C. Finely carved with diminutive legs bent at the knees supporting the torso with extended abdomen, the arms running parallel to the angles of the torso accentuate the movement in the work; rounded shoulders extend past the slightly arched back with an incised spine dividing a set of incised circular motifs; a classic Boyo style proportionally large spherical head with incised coiffure and flat top above slit eyes in broad oval sockets, the trapezoidal nose above puckered lips and a beard along the chin line; dark brown, semi-gloss and encrusted patina.