Zemanek-Münster

Tapper "lowre"

Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
sold EUR 700
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
Paul 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

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