Kulango People Royal Female Ancestral Figure

From the Kulango People of Cote D' Ivoire. Carved wood with dark rich brown patina with red and white earth pigments, blue indigo in the form of a royal female figure wearing a pointed carved cap having alternating bands of white kaolin & blue indigo, pronounced face with smooth surface, serene expression, facial scarification, small round ears, ringed neck with white & red pigments, squared shoulders, arms carved away from body ending with hands at waist with fingers pointed inward toward protruding belly button, large pointed & extending breasts, protruding rounded rear end, strong legs & feet standing on top of a heavily carved & detailed throne stool with intricate patterns & adorned with white kaolin and red vegetable pigment, base shows signs of extensive deterioration and age.