Standing male figure ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3037295

Description

brass, with beard and accentuated navel, the left hand missing, min. dam., base;
Baule weights with a figurative design break away from the hieraticism and conventions of wooden statues. Brass castings are used on account of the material’s mallebility. Hence figural weights in unexpected poses and scenes of everyday life or ritual activities were made.

The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3037295 was part of the auction 78th tribal art auction on October 18, 2014. The object with the lot number 207 achieved a sales price of EUR 800 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

Boyer, Alain-Michel, Baule, Milan 2008, pl. 56