Small female ancestor figure "blolo bla" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3039791
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Bohumil Theophile Holas, Abidjan/Zurich, Nigeria/SwitzerlandSwiss Private Collection
Size
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, hairdo arranged in two crested lobes, unusual rectangular mouth, neck rings, raised scarifications on the face, crack, rep. (breakage at the base), abrasion of paint
The object Small female ancestor figure “blolo bla” with the object ID 3039791 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 306 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Publications
Holas, Bohumil, Die Kunst der Elfenbeinküste, Vevey 1969, p. 197