Standing female ancestor figure "blolo bla" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3041658

Name: Standing female ancestor figure "blolo bla"
SKU: 3041658
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Guy Loudmer, Paris, Drouot, 27 et 28 Juin 1991, lot 110
Jean-Paul Agogué, Champigny-sur-Marne, France

Size

H: 48 cm

H: 18.9 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, red pigment, black paint, kaolin, fine carved coiffure with small lobes on each side, eyes accentuated with kaolin, raised scarification marks on face and body, abundantly decorated shoes, collection number backside: “AJP1118”, slightly dam. (nose bridge), cracks (back of the head, back), on wooden plate;
embodying the female ideal of Baule culture: elaborate coiffure and scarification marks are considered as signs of beauty.

The object Standing female ancestor figure “blolo bla” with the object ID 3041658 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 166.

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