Standing female figure "blolo bla" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule, Kouamé Kouassi · ID: 3049719
Paolo Morigi (1939-2017), Magliaso-Lugano, Switzerland
Description
wood, pigments, rest. (rear part of the base completed), plinth
The most striking thing about this figure is the particularly beautifully crafted head, the elaborate hairstyle and the almost naturalistic eyes, but especially the mouth, with its particularly distinctive shape.
For another female figure attributed to the master Kouamé Kouassi, see AHDRC 0057974.
The object Standing female figure “blolo bla” with the object ID 3049719 was part of the auction Sale 100 on April 15, 2023. The object with the lot number 35 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,200 with an asking price of EUR 2,500.
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Comparing literature
Morigi, Paolo, Raccolta di un amatore d'arte primitiva, Bern 1980, p. 150, ill. 152