Zemanek-Münster

Female figure "waka sran" or "blolo bla" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3047310

sold EUR 2,700
Provenance
Vittorio Mangio, Monza, Italy (coll. in the 1960s/70s)
Size
H: 51,5 cm
H: 20.3 inch

Description

wood, cord material, miniature glass beads, cowries, base

In general, the Baule group figural sculpture under the generic term “waka sran”, literally “person made of wood”.


The object Female figure “waka sran” or “blolo bla” with the object ID 3047310 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 217 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,700.

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Comparing literature

Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 97


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