Maternité · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3043578
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Provenance
Mark Eglinton, New York, USASize
H: 41 cm
H: 16.1 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, rich scarification marks, slightly dam., rep. (right foot tip, crest), crack, block-like base.
The depiction of the female body as the origin of life is one of the most important symbols within Baule spiritual world. Its elaborate coiffure and body scarifications symbolize a person of importance and dignity.
The object Maternité with the object ID 3043578 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 185.
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AHDRC: 0123879