Zemanek-Münster

Tapper "lowre" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3036521

sold EUR 400
Provenance
Rolf Miehler, Munich, Germany
Inge Arendts, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, fabric, carved with a zoomorphic “goli"mask, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
diviners are conditioned to go into a trance state when they hear the steady striking of an iron gong.


The object Tapper “lowre” with the object ID 3036521 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 185 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 229


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