Standing female ancestor figure ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Kulango · ID: 3032380

Description

wood, black patina, adorned with strings of miniature glass beads, raised scarification marks, surmounted by a diadem-like coiffure, both hands resting on the bulging abdomen of a pregnant woman, straight posture with proudely raised head, slightly dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off, on block-like base;
the small ethnical group of the Kulango belongs to the Volta people, living on the northeastern Ivory coast, north of the Agni and Abron. Their geographical position is reflected in their works of art. Characteristic for the Kulango are the mostly blackened objects sometimes with accents of white or blue pigment.

The object Standing female ancestor figure with the object ID 3032380 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 332.

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