Maternité ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3050878

Description

wood, rest., base

This skilfully carved figure shows a beautiful young woman with elaborate hairstyle and lavish scarification marks. Her feminine forms and the child she carries on her back symbolise motherhood and refer to the important ideas of fertility and birth, to ensure the prosperity of the cycle of life.

The object Maternité with the object ID 3050878 was last part of the auction 102nd Auction at April 13, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 147.

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AHDRC: 0210408