Lot: 186

88e vente aux enchères Tribal Art

Figure d´ancêtre féminine "blolo bla"

Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé

Provenance Taille Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 12 May 2007, lot 185
 H: 31 cm Cet objet n’est plus disponible.

wood, slightly shiny blackish brown patina, abundantly decorated with raised scarification marks, elaborate fine grooved coiffure, slightly dam., cracks, base.
Representing the female ideal in Baule culture. Elaborate coiffure and scarifications are signs of beauty. The extremly strong thighs should be a hint that she works hard on the fields and that her house never runs short of water and firewood.


André et Afo Guenneguez, Art de la Cote-d´Ivoire et de ses voisins, Paris, p. 143

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Figure d´ancêtre féminine "blolo bla"
Figure d´ancêtre féminine "blolo bla"
Figure d´ancêtre féminine "blolo bla"
Figure d´ancêtre féminine "blolo bla"
Figure d´ancêtre féminine "blolo bla"
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