Pair of figures "tugubele" · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3034533
Description
wood, matt blackish brown patina, male/female, helmet-shaped coiffures, with the female completed by a crest, the female sexual characteristics especially accentuated, nearly identical facial features with radial incised scarification marks emerging from the corners of the mouth, slightly dam., small missing parts, paint rubbed off, traces of insect caused damage, socle
The object Pair of figures “tugubele” with the object ID 3034533 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 310.
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