identify origin of a wooden carving of an African American tribal woman?

Question

12 inches tall wood carving of african woman with tall parted in middle braded hair, clothed in a mid knee length skirt, she is probably one of the early american slaves that were kidnapped and brought to America

Answer 1

the origin would be an african woodcarver who had been sold as a slave to an american. by the way, if she was brought to america, she would be an african, not an african-american, and most slaves were sold to white slave traders by Africans who captured them in battle.

Answer 2

How do you know this woman is a slave? An American Slave?

Slaves are not the only ones who carve wood statues . I'd have to see a picture of the statue to know more.