Standing male figure · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3041435
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Provenance
René Rasmussen, Paris, France (1970’s)Size
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
Description
wood, shiny dark brown patina, tribe-typical facial features, crested coiffure, scarification marks, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
such figures belong to single persons, mainly soothsayers. They are indispensable for getting into contact with the “tugubele”, the small invisible and omnipresent bush spirits.
The object Standing male figure with the object ID 3041435 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 221.
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