African Head/Dahomy Princess 1928-29

Dora Gordine, African Head/Dahomy Princess, bronze,1928-29 — **Dora Gordine, African Head/Dahomy Princess, 1928-29,** bronze, 41.2 x 13.8 x 26.5 cm. Cast by Valsuani.

This work was completed while Gordine was living and working in Paris in the 1920s; it was exhibited at the Salon des Tuileries in Paris in 1929. Dahomy was a kingdom of West Africa, now part of Benin, but the model was a young woman from Senegal. Her name is unknown.