Equestrian figure · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo/Jimini · ID: 3039707
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
American Private Collection (2009)
Bonhams New York, 12 May 2012, lot 287
Description
brown patina, traces of white pigment, string with white glass beads, the equestrians upper part of the body seems to grow out of the animals extreme short and compact body, his legs are rudimentary, just indicated in flat relief, short right arm with drilled hole, slightly dam., permanent crack (head/body), base;
for a work of the same workshop see Chemeche, 2011, p.207.
The object Equestrian figure with the object ID 3039707 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 244.
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Comparing literature
Barbier, Jean Paul (ed.), Art of Côte d' Ivoire, Vol II, Genève 1993, p. 41 Chemeche, George, The Horse Rider in African Art, Suffolk 2011, p. 207