Sitting female figure · Côte d'Ivoire, Dida · ID: 3035830
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Provenance
Michel Egloff, Neuchâtel, SwitzerlandMaria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland
Antonio Fiacco, Fehraltorf/Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch
Description
wood, matt blackish brown patina, the coiffure roof-like projecting over the face, arching brows, horizontal scarification marks on the cheeks, the arms extremely short with both hands resting on the belly, rising from a two-legged stool, slightly dam., minor missing parts and abrasion, crack, base;
the Dida are an ethnic group in the southern Côte d’Ivoire, they belong to the so-called “Lagoon People”.