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Pair of figures "yassoua ni bla", Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Size: H: 37,5 cm (female) 34 cm (male) (H: 14.8 inch (female) 13.4 inch (male)), ID: 3049762
Pair of figures "yassoua ni bla", Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Size: H: 37,5 cm (female) 34 cm (male) (H: 14.8 inch (female) 13.4 inch (male)), ID: 3049762 - 2/5 Pair of figures "yassoua ni bla", Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Size: H: 37,5 cm (female) 34 cm (male) (H: 14.8 inch (female) 13.4 inch (male)), ID: 3049762 - 3/5 Pair of figures "yassoua ni bla", Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Size: H: 37,5 cm (female) 34 cm (male) (H: 14.8 inch (female) 13.4 inch (male)), ID: 3049762 - 4/5 Pair of figures "yassoua ni bla", Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Size: H: 37,5 cm (female) 34 cm (male) (H: 14.8 inch (female) 13.4 inch (male)), ID: 3049762 - 5/5
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Lot 36
Sale 100

Pair of figures "yassoua ni bla" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3049762

sold EUR 2,500
Provenance
French Collection
Size
H: 37,5 cm (female)
34 cm (male)
H: 14.8 inch (female)
13.4 inch (male)

Description

wood, pigments, base

This male-female couple “yassoua” (man) ni bla" (with woman) shows particularly striking facial features. A stylistically very similar figure was auctioned on 23 February 1991 as lot 27 at Lempertz (AHDRC 0057981).

The object Pair of figures “yassoua ni bla” with the object ID 3049762 was last part of the auction Sale 100 at April 15, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 36 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.

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