Standing female figure · Ivory Coast, Abron · ID: 3032935

Name: Standing female figure
SKU: 3032935
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Margot La Reine (“A la Reine”), Paris, France (1958)

Size

H: 32,5 cm

H: 12.8 inch

Description

light-weighted wood, blackish brown patina, red and white pigment, bulbous coiffure, raised tattoos on face and back, accents with red and white pigment, slightly dam., paint rubbed off in some areas;
like all the other peoples living in the east of the Ivory Coast, the Abron belong to the ethnic group of the Akan. In woodcarvings the geographical locations of the Baule in the west and the Akan/Ashanti in the east can easily be seen.

The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3032935 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 287.

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