Seated male figure "asie usu" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3053648
Price
EUR 10,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanySize
H: 46,5 cm
H: 18.3 inch
Description
wood, pigments, miniature beads, base
These 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.
Publications
Passauer Kreis e. V. (Hg.), Mangana, Passau 1994, p. 21
Exhibition
Manganga, Afrikanische Kunst aus ostbayerischen Privatsammlungen, Passau 1994