Standing male figure · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3037295
sold
EUR 800
Size
H: 12 cm
H: 4.7 inch
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.
Comparing literature
Boyer, Alain-Michel, Baule, Milan 2008, pl. 56