Standing male figure "blolo bian" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3047090
Rolf Huisgen, Munich, Germany (1975)
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.
The object Standing male figure “blolo bian” with the object ID 3047090 was part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction on October 24, 2020. The object with the lot number 81 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 800.
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Expertise
Certificate Ladislas Segy, No. 3707, New York, July 7, 1975