Couple de figurines "tugubele" · Côte d'Ivoire, Sénoufo · ID: 3042444
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, male/female, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
such small human figures belong to single persons, mainly soothsayers. They are indispensable for getting into contact with the “tugubele”, the small invisible and omnipresent bush spirits. The “tugubele” promise to help their human partners, when they are appreciated accordingly, which means that a figure has to be carved, representing them. Just like the bush spirits such figures are called “tugubele”.
L’objet Couple de figurines “tugubele” avec l’ID d’objet 3042444 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 86e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 27 mai 2017 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 265 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 800 €.
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Expertise
Serge Reynes, Bagnolet, 22 July 2013, No. 13.06.30/028
Publications
AHDRC: 0142259