Figure Item Number: 3677/8 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Carved stone bust with long neck; the end of the neck serves as the base. The bust has an oblong shape, front to back, with carved facial features and short hair.
Marcel Ollivier was the French Consul General posted to Freetown, Sierra Leone, c. 1960s-1970, during which time he purchased this collection of objects (2853/1-9). He later finished his diplomatic service in Vancouver as French Consul General from 1982-1986, after which he retired to England. The objects were donated to MOA by his daughter-in-law.