Art Out of Conflict ~ Unique African Wood Carving ~6 3/4" Tall - Hand Carved

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Art Out of Conflict ~ Unique African Wood Carving ~6 3/4" Tall - Hand Carved.
Vintage hand carved piece by artist Ernest J. Appears to be Ebony wood on great condition!
Beautiful hand carved sculpture!
Banana For Scale. Not included!
The piece is comprised of a multitude of small figures each connected to the next in a chain-like fashion. These small figures are in turn connected to a large, central figure. What makes this piece particularly interesting is the use of the central figure as both a static and directional object within the piece. The figure holds the rest of the piece together, anchoring the smaller figures to the base, and yet the piece has a directional asymmetry to it–it leans into the central figure giving the piece a vector. The emotive quality of the central figure’s face as opposed to the simplistic facial features of the smaller figures hints at the central figure’s nature as a non-physical entity, potentially a characterization of community or socialism itself. This is supported by the central figures role as an anchor within the piece, holding together the collective.