Auction 106
Zemanek-Münster

Standing female figure "pombia" (pl. "pombibele") ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3052876

Starting price
EUR 1,200
Estimated price
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Austrian Private Collection, Vienna
Size
H: 98,3 cm
H: 38.7 inch

Description

sticky black sacrificial patina, encrusted in places,

Presumably once the female part of a “pombibele” figure pair - sculptures that “poro” members carried in processions or placed in a central courtyard during funeral and commemorative ceremonies for deceased “poro” elders.


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