Doll "di kori" · Guinea-Bissau, Balante · ID: 3042717
sold
EUR 150
Provenance
Günther Filla, Bochum, GermanySize
H: 17 cm
H: 6.7 inch
Description
thighbone (pig), encrusted patina in some areas, richly adorned with strings of miniature glass beads, min. dam., traces of abrasion and usage, base.
It is thought that like the stylized wooden dolls of the Balante, dolls of this type are carried by women on their backs.
The object Doll “di kori” with the object ID 3042717 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 65 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.
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Comparing literature
Cameron, Elisabeth L., Isn't she a doll? Los Angeles 1996, p. 62, ill. 77