Zemanek-Münster

Handle of a fly whisk ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3039219

sold EUR 160
Provenance
German Private Collection, Berlin (1962)
Size
H: 18,5 cm
H: 7.3 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, base in shape of a bellied vase, coated with fine incised decor, two mask faces among others, crowned by a bird sculpture on tortoiseshell, min. dam., crack, small missing part, slight traces of abrasion


The object Handle of a fly whisk with the object ID 3039219 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 224 achieved a sales price of EUR 160.

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Comparing literature

Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 199


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