Zemanek-Münster
Seated female figure "asie usu", Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Size: H: 38 cm (H: 15.0 inch), ID: 3046810
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Seated female figure "asie usu" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3046810

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Provenance
Charles Wentinck, Saumane, France
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 7 September 2013, Lot 141
American Private Collection
Size
H: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch

Description

wood, collection number “1317”

This sculptures are described as “asie usu’s ‘stool”, because the spirit uses it as a resting point. Such works represent idealized male or female figures in their prime, which the “asie usu” consider desirable forms to inhabit.

Africa
Figures

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