Standing female figure "waka sran" (person of wood) · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3051386
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Jean-Paul Delcourt, Abidjan, Ivory CoastSamir Borro, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 37,5 cm
H: 14.8 inch
Description
wood, pigment, base
What is particularly striking about this figure is the daintiness of her stature, the large round eyes and the tattoos arranged in rays at the corners of her mouth, but above all the prominent hairstyle with long braids hanging down to her shoulders.
For a comparable figure from the Dallas Museum of Art, see AHDRC 0057528 and two further figures of this type, AHDRC 0057520 and 0184692.