Standing male ancestor figure "blolo bian" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3037832
from 1934-38 H. Reschke was scholar and assistant of Leo Frobenius. Later he worked as curator at the Museum für Völkerkunde, Frankfurt.
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, string with six glass beads, body and facial features arranged striking symmetrical, especially the fine carved hands enclosing the navel, crested coiffure with fine grooves and knurled headband, raised scarifications on face and neck, carved base with notched rim and incised lines, slightly dam. (left ear), missing parts through insect caused damage at the underside of the base, crack at the same place, abrasion of paint
The object Standing male ancestor figure “blolo bian” with the object ID 3037832 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 205 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600.
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