Standing figure ·  Burkina Faso, Gurunsi · ID: 3034548

Description

wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, armless body, a string of glass beads around the hips, min. dam., missing parts (right foot tip), cracks, wooden socle;
in contrast to the masks, which were performed in public, the figural objects of the Gurunsi were strictly kept hidden. They are exclusively used for sooth-saying and were kept in special shrines for the rest of the time.

The object Standing figure with the object ID 3034548 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 270.

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