Kneeling female figure · Côte d'Ivoire, Turka · ID: 3037933
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, GermanyNagel, Stuttgart, 11. Mai 1999, lot 449
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, slightly encrusted greyish brown patina, strings of cowrie shells around neck, arms and hips, scarification marks on the face, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
the Turka are a small ethnic group belonging to the Senufo. They have their homeland in southwestern Burkina Faso. Only a few figures from the Turka are known. They are characterized by their own peculiar style which however incorporates elements of the surrounding groups.
Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 588