Two anthropomorphic figures in shape of mask dancers · Côte d'Ivoire, Baule · ID: 3041387
Elfie Albert, Pyrbaum, Germany (~1970)
Description
wood, brown patina, traces of black paint, a) rare “bo nun amuin” figure, h: 21 cm, slightly dam., abrasion of paint; such figures are owned by individual men and taken with them when they travel far from their own villages. They can make private sacrifices and receive some of the protection of the “bo nun amuin”;
b) headdress of the mask dancer reminding of monkey figure “gbekre”, h: 26 cm, slightly dam. (snout), cracks, rep. (breakage/base); such figures are used for many different cults.
The object Two anthropomorphic figures in shape of mask dancers with the object ID 3041387 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 185 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 208