Standing male figure "blolo bian" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3039469
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Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandSwiss Private Collection
Size
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, matt and shiny, white pigment, slightly irregular facial contours, provided with chin beard and elaborate hairdo, bow-shaped scarifications across the forehead, raised burled tattoos on neck and back, slightly dam., fine cracks, base;
sacrificial traces might refer to a former usage as “asie usu” figure (bush spirit).
The object Standing male figure “blolo bian” with the object ID 3039469 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 212.
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