Tapper "lowre" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3043182
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Manfred Pütz, Cologne, GermanySize
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, carved with a zoomorphic “goli” mask face, remains of fabric, min. dam., small missing part (left horn), slight traces of usage.
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 3043182 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 192 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