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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 10242810, member: 8267&quot;]After further reflection, and a night&#039;s sleep, there is another possibility I should have considered. By the 1960s there was an active international market for African art, and workshops sprang up in countries such as Ghana and Nigeria to satisfy the demand. Talented carvers from many ethnic groups would carve whatever sold best, whether or not it was in their own tradition. This may be a better explanation for the carvings coming from Nigeria. I was reluctant to criticize their quality, but neither are great exemplars of the styles they are trying to be. The second figure, in particular, shows the chunky proportions of Yoruba carvings rather than the more slender proportions typical of Senufo work.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yoruba -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Senufo -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]512608[/ATTACH]&nbsp;&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]512609[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/archived_objects/yoruba-maternity-figure-2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/archived_objects/yoruba-maternity-figure-2/" rel="nofollow">https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/archived_objects/yoruba-maternity-figure-2/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-african-cultures-celebrated-motherhood-sculpture" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-african-cultures-celebrated-motherhood-sculpture" rel="nofollow">https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-african-cultures-celebrated-motherhood-sculpture</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The second carving is, imo, the better of the two even though it is most likely a pastiche.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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