Zemanek-Münster

Couple of "asie usu"

Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
sold EUR 250
Provenance
Lempertz Cologne, Tribal Art Africa, 26 April 2003, Lot 77
Size
H: 34 cm
31,5 cm
H: 13.4 inch
12.4 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, male/female, identical posture, well-balanced forms, regular facial features with elaborate coiffures, dam. (nose of the female, mouth area), the surface as a whole signed by strong abrasion, wash patina, on metal plate;
carved figures constitute the abodes of the bush spirits that periodically possess the diviner and allow him or her to fortell the future and to analyze the source of misfortunes.


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