Female divination figure · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3040142

Name: Female divination figure
SKU: 3040142
Price: 3500 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 3,500

Provenance

Ladislas Segy, New York, USA

Size

H: 28 cm

H: 11.0 inch

Description

wood, middle brown patina, posture with arms akimbo and upturned face bestow upon the figure a kind of “imperious” expression, the back in profile describing a wide bow, beautiful interaction with pointed forms (of breast and belly) and breakthroughs, carved with bracelets and scarifications, slightly dam. (coiffure, breasts), abrasion of paint, cracks, rest. (right face half), base;
such figures were placed by an altar in the small consulting chamber or house of the diviner (usually a female member of the “sandogo society”). The figure was used for communication between the diviner and the spirits.

The object Female divination figure with the object ID 3040142 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 346 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,500.

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