Standing male figure "blolo bian" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3041261

Description

wood, shiny dark brown patina, voluminous fine grooved coiffure, scarification marks on face and neck, carved with shoes and bracelets, effective usage of kaolin, rep. (back), cracks, slight traces of abrasion, wooden base;
in addition to the realms of the village (culture) and the bush (nature), the Baule also believe in a far-off place that they call “blolo”. It is also a place where each person has a partner of the opposite sex. A woman has an “Other World man” - “blolo bian” - , a man has an “Other World woman” - " blolo bla".

The object Standing male figure “blolo bian” with the object ID 3041261 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 180.

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