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