Standing male figure "blolo bian" or "asie usu" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3032766
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Size
H: 37 cm
H: 14.6 inch
Description
wood, shiny middle brown patina, clear defined mannered forms, eyes with lowered lids and painted pupils, short arms with fan-shaped hands, slightly dam., on plate;
either representing a “blolo bian” figure (= male partner from the other world") or an “asie usu” figure (= bush spirit). The latter might be proved by the sacrificial traces. Bush spirits are displayed between the fortune teller and the client during a public performance. But unless collected in situ, the actual function of a figure cannot reliably be determined.