Female ancestor figure "blolo bla" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3042969
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Provenance
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, SwedenZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 12 May 2007, lot 185
Size
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Description
wood, slightly shiny blackish brown patina, abundantly decorated with raised scarification marks, elaborate fine grooved coiffure, slightly dam., cracks, base.
Representing the female ideal in Baule culture. Elaborate coiffure and scarifications are signs of beauty. The extremly strong thighs should be a hint that she works hard on the fields and that her house never runs short of water and firewood.
Comparing literature
André et Afo Guenneguez, Art de la Cote-d´Ivoire et de ses voisins, Paris, p. 143
Publications
AHDRC: 0058131