Standing female figure · Côte d'Ivoire, Atié · ID: 3048929
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Provenance
Lucas Ratton, Paris, France (No. “13.11”)Size
H: 39 cm
H: 15.4 inch
Description
wood, indigoblue and white pigment, miniature glass beads, base
The ethnic group of the Atié settling in the eastern part of the Ivory Coast’s Akan territory to the south of the Agni, sometimes already considered to be part of the Lagoon Peoples.
Their figurative sculpture serves both, the veneration of the ancestors and the ceremonies of the “logbu” ritual.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3048929 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 165.
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