Standing female figure "lü ma" · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3032667
sold
EUR 1,800
Provenance
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 21st October 1980, lot 49Richard Rüegg, Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 59,5 cm
H: 23.4 inch
Description
wood, matt brown patina, dressed with an textile loincloth, rich scarification marks, the eye zone accentuated by paint, metal teeth, elaborate coiffure, partly consisting of plaited plant fibre, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base
The object Standing female figure “lü ma” with the object ID 3032667 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 181 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.
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Comparing literature
Barbier, Jean Paul (ed.), Art of Côte d' Ivoire, Vol II, Genf 1993, p. 67