Standing female figure
· Côte d'Ivoire, Ebrié
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ID: 3032656
not available anymore
Provenance
Galerie Ketterer, Munich, 21. Mai 1980, lot 119Richard Rüegg, Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, textile loin cloth, strings of glass beads, raised scarification marks, min. dam., on wooden base;
the Alangoa are an ethnic group belonging to the Lagoon peoples of the Eastern Ivory Coast, to the west of the capital Abidjan. Their carved artwork is a subtle mixture of Baule and Akan styles.