Featured Abstract wood sculpture

No doubt this will be impossible to attribute, but I'd like to ask for opinions and comments.

Any suggestions for names or search terms for further research?

What kind of wood is it?

Should I use this Howard Butcher block conditioner on it?

It's 9" / 23cm tall, 7" / 18 wide, and 5" / 13cm deep.

The angles in the pics are disorienting, so I'll try to label them. (I'll also add that the 'arm' in the front is carved free from the rest of the form except the 'shoulder' top left. Hopefully that makes sense.)

Thanks as always.

Front:



Back:



Sides:





And, bottom:



Here's some closer-ups for the wood:

 

Knee jerk is African. I like it.

 

everyone used that green felt in the 70's..

 

The 5th image down.....I think you have it on it's side......on the "lower" part, partially showing under that remnant green felt where it's quite thin, maybe possibly a signature??? And wondering if it's OK to maybe use a wet sponge to help remove or loosen the felt????

 

It was worth a try. I managed to get the felt and much of the old glue off, but nothing much was revealed. The lines I point to in the second pic are lines in the wood grain.

Thanks for the idea!

 

While the form resembles some kisii stone carvings from east Africa, it appears to be made with laminated wood. I don't think this would be typical for most "ethnographic" carvings.

 

I went ahead and reconditioned the wood. I think it looks better.

 

I agree. Nice result.

 

It looks a lot like Henry Moore's work

 

There's definitely some similarity there. Maybe whoever made mine was a fan of his works.

Thanks for the connection!

 

An image search turns up quite a few similars from the 1960-1970s era.