Couple de figures "yassoua ni bla" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé · ID: 3046018
Description
wood, remains of black paint, rep. (base of female figure), base
This figures are created by one and the same artist and are still preserved today as a couple.
A work by the same hand was auctioned on 26 November 2011, as lot 187 at Zemanek-Münster (AHDRC 0138600).
The depiction as a pair indicates that the figures most probably represent “asie usu”, which belong to the property of a trance diviner “komyen”.
“Asie usu” constitute the abodes of the bush spirits that periodically possess the diviner and allow him or her to fortell the future and to analyze the source of misfortunes.
The figures have to be handled with care in order to get their support.They are displayed between the fortune teller and the client during a public performance.
L’objet Couple de figures “yassoua ni bla” avec l’ID d’objet 3046018 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 93e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 16 novembre 2019 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 125 a atteint un prix de vente de 3 000 €.
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