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Standing male figure "tugubele" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo · ID: 3046404

Price EUR 1,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Sven Gustav Lundqvist (1918-2010), Swedish sculptor and cartoonist
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Size
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch

Description

wood, rep., insect caused damage, base

Such statuettes were used by Senufo diviners, called “sando’o”, to communicate with helpful spirits living in the wilderness.


The object Standing male figure “tugubele” with the object ID 3046404 was part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction on March 7, 2020, lot number 19 at that time and is currently available for EUR 1,000 in Open sale.

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