Seated male figure · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3045278
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Provenance
Hans Himmelheber, Heidelberg, Germany (1936)Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany
Size
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Description
wood, glass beads, cowry snail, collection number “B10”, rep. (base)
Beautiful figure with even, self-contained facial features. A hole cut between the figure and the seat permits a real loincloth to be put on it.
Due to the seated posture, it is most likely to be associated with the “asie usu” type.
The object Seated male figure with the object ID 3045278 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 121.
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