Standing female figure · Côte d'Ivoire, Ebrié · ID: 3032656
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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.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3032656 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 185.
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