Standing female figure ·  Burkina Faso, Bobo · ID: 3027911

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, high-legged figure with slanting shoulders, the facial plane marked by a broad mouth, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, missing part (at the back of the left heel), metal plate;
the most important artistic works of the Bobo are their masks, figural objects are quite rare.

The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3027911 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 75 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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