African Sculpture 1 of 2

Greetings!

I'm helping a friend identify, and eventually bring to market, a number of African sculptures that he has inherited from a family member. These works were all part of the personal collection of an art dealer who specialized in African, Pre-Columbian, and Inuit in the 1960's until his death in the early 1990's.

While I know a fair bit about a number of different types of art, African is well outside my wheelhouse, so I have come here to try to see if you good people can help with identification.

This piece measures 10 3/4" x 4" x 2 1/4"


Many thanks for your help!

 

the one u have here is a little obscure to me......but I think in the same vein as the other........ though much finer !

 

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312279