Sitting female figure · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3038523
Harry & Elionor Lynn, Washington DC, USA (acquired in 1974)
Description
wood, matt reddish brown patina, remains of black paint, as a sign for her noble ancestry, the feet are carved with shoes and rest on a pedestal to avoid getting in touch with the ground, slightly dam., crack on the left side of the body, partly spread with mass, missing parts through insect caused damage on the underside, spots (above all on the backside), abrasion
The object Sitting female figure with the object ID 3038523 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 252.
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Comparing literature
Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 233