Divination figure ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3039540

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, simplified body and face, facial features marked by notches, reduced skin scarifications, ears with drilled holes, slightly dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (above all at the left leg backside), fine cracks (right side of the head), rep. (breakage at the left leg fixed by nail), block-like base

The object Divination figure with the object ID 3039540 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 198.

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Comparing literature

Barbier, Jean Paul (ed.), Art of Côte d' Ivoire, Vol II, Genève 1993, p. 29