Tapper "lowre" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3036736
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, GermanyPaul Heinz Oidtmann, Dortmund, Germany
Size
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 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.
Comparing literature
Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 229