Goldweight: man with gun ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3041399

Description

brass, patina, slight traces of corrosion, base;
Baule weights with a figurative design break away from the hieraticism and conventions of wooden statues. Brass castings are used on account of the material’s mallebility. Hence figural weights in unexpected poses and scenes of everyday life or ritual activities were made.

The object Goldweight: man with gun with the object ID 3041399 was part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction on November 5, 2016. The object with the lot number 193 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300 with an asking price of EUR 900.

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