Female ancestor figure "blolo bla" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3032814

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, min. traces of kaolin, inclined upper part of the body and lowered head, delicate carved facial features and scarification marks, elaborate grooved coiffure, beautiful detail: the accurate worked belt with attached loincloth, old collection number handwritten on the back “1208”, slightly dam., crack, paint rubbed off, slightly dam. (nape), on block-like base;
embodyment of the ideal female in Baule culture; elaborate coiffure and scarifications are signs for her beauty.