Seated mother figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
sold
EUR 850
Provenance
German Private CollectionSize
H: 76,5 cm
H: 30.1 inch
Description
wood, black paint residues, encrusted in some areas, glass beads, fabric, rest., base
This beautiful tall figure probably once held the head of a child with her left hand, offering her breast to drink.
It belongs to the category of bush spirits “asie usu”, which were the property of a “komien”, a fortune teller.