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Sitting female figure ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Dida · ID: 3035830

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Provenance
Michel Egloff, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Maria 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”.


The object Sitting female figure with the object ID 3035830 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 165.

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