Standing female figure "blolo bla" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3032155

Description

light brown wood, partly shiny patina, strings with miniature beads around the neck, hips and ankles, dam., minor missing parts, cracks;
embodyment of the ideal female in Baule culture; elaborate coiffure and scarifications are signs for her beauty; the extremely strong thighs should be a hint that she diligently tills her fields and that her house never lacks water and firewood.

The object Standing female figure “blolo bla” with the object ID 3032155 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 87 achieved a sales price of EUR 550.

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