Standing male figure ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3037936

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, striking big figure with overlong slender trunk, richly adorned with scarification marks, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks (right side of head and neck, permanent vertical crack in the upper part of the body), abrasion of paint;
probably carved as decorative attraction for an important public personage to display on the veranda during large gatherings such as funerals or political rallies.

The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3037936 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 163.

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Comparing literature

Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 86 f.