Standing female ancestor figure "blolo bla" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3033893

Description

light-weighted wood, greyish brown patina, regular facial features, elaborate coiffure, a beautiful modelled body, legs and preserved right foot show nearly naturalistic features, carved with belt and raised scarification marks, slightly dam., missing part through insect caused damage (right foot), crack (back of the head), paint rubbed off, on pedestal

The object Standing female ancestor figure “blolo bla” with the object ID 3033893 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 160 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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