Standing male figure "blolo bian" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3047090
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Ladislas Segy, New York, USARolf Huisgen, Munich, Germany (1975)
Size
H: 39 cm
H: 15.4 inch
Description
wood, rest., base
Beautifully worked figure with shortened, strikingly muscular arms, geometrical facial features and a voluminous, finely grooved hairstyle
In case of health problems or other issues the diviners are consulted. They are the ones who tell the people that they have to order the carving of a “blolo” figure in order to get their problems solved.
Expertise
Certificate Ladislas Segy, No. 3707, New York, July 7, 1975