Standing male figure "blolo bian"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Eckhard Bredel, Darmstadt, GermanySize
H: 44 cm
H: 17.3 inch
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, pigment remains, encrusted in some areas, short arms with fan-like arranged fingers, calves, thighs and buttocks voluminous and round in form, hairdo, beard and skin scarifications especially fine carved, slightly dam. (finger tips), crack (hairdo), traces of insect caused damage (hollowed out internally), rep. (breakages: left knee, base, right ankle), on plate