Equestrian figure · Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo/Jimini · ID: 3039707
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Provenance
Alain de Monbrison, Paris, FranceAdrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
American Private Collection (2009)
Bonhams New York, 12 May 2012, lot 287
Description
brown patina, traces of white pigment, string with white glass beads, the equestrians upper part of the body seems to grow out of the animals extreme short and compact body, his legs are rudimentary, just indicated in flat relief, short right arm with drilled hole, slightly dam., permanent crack (head/body), base;
for a work of the same workshop see Chemeche, 2011, p.207.
Littérature comparée
Barbier, Jean Paul (ed.), Art of Côte d' Ivoire, Vol II, Genève 1993, p. 41 Chemeche, George, The Horse Rider in African Art, Suffolk 2011, p. 207