Seated female figure "asie usu" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3046810
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Provenance
Charles Wentinck, Saumane, FranceZemanek-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.
The object Seated female figure “asie usu” with the object ID 3046810 was last part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction at May 23, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 133.
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