Zemanek-Münster

Door/ shutter "anuan"

Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
sold EUR 700
Provenance
Adalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, Germany
Size
M: 129 cm x 56 cm
M: 50.8 inch x 22.0 inch

Description

wood, colour pigments, metal (pivots),
A Baule door was set directly into an earthen house wall with pivot hinges, normally no latch, and a rope pull hanging through a hole in the center.


Comparing literature

Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 281

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