Receptacle with anthropomorphic lid "kwle" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3043186

Name: Receptacle with anthropomorphic lid "kwle"
SKU: 3043186
Price: 2000 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 2,000

Provenance

Manfred Pütz, Cologne, Germany

Size

H: 21 cm

H: 8.3 inch

Description

wood, insect caused damage, slight traces of usage

The Baule used these vessels to store shea butter and ointments, because they placed great value on bodily cleanliness and beauty.

The anthropomorphic heads on the lids of the containers reflect the ideals of beauty placed upon their owners: a carefully arranged hairstyle, elaborate scarification marks and a finely shining surface as a symbol of well-groomed facial skin.

The object Receptacle with anthropomorphic lid “kwle” with the object ID 3043186 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 149 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.

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