Seated male figure "asie usu", Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Size: H: 41,5 cm (H: 16.3 inch), ID: 3050382

Seated male figure "asie usu", Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Size: H: 41,5 cm (H: 16.3 inch), ID: 3050382 - 2/5

Seated male figure "asie usu", Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Size: H: 41,5 cm (H: 16.3 inch), ID: 3050382 - 3/5

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Lot 215

Seated male figure "asie usu" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3050382

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Provenance

Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany

Size

H: 41,5 cm

H: 16.3 inch

Description

wood, black patina, base

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.

A hole cut between the figure and the seat permits a real loincloth to be put on it.

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