Colon figure: policeman ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3039957

Description

wood, encrusted black patina, carved with a sharply defined european uniform: long pants, short-sleeved shirt with epaulettes, billed cap and holstered pistol, cracks, rep. (right forearm), metal plate;
scultpures such as this one might be made as a something more modern variant of an “otherworld man od woman” - “blolo bian of blolo bla” figure. W

The object Colon figure: policeman with the object ID 3039957 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 299 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, ill. 257