Standing male figure ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3039438

Description

wood, dark brown patina, rising from the base without feet, massive chest with rectangular ornament, accentuated gender, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion, base;
figurative sculptures of the Senufo are ancestral representations, although once they are out of their ceremonial context there is no way of deciding clearly of weather they represent “mythical” or “real” ancestors.

The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3039438 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 248 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,100.

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