Figure féminine debout "asie usu" · Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé · ID: 3046385
Vendu
2 000 €
Provenance
Henning Throne-Holst (1895-1980), Norwegian born, Swedish industrialist, acquired either in Paris or Stockholm (1960-65)Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Throne-Holst was CEO of the Swedish chocolate factory Marabou from 1918 to 1947 and later CEO of Scania-Vabis (1951-53) and of SAS (1955-57). He bought African Art from well-known dealers, but this art form was not his main field. He and Marabou built one of the finest collections of European sculpture in Sweden, among them Auguste Rodin‘s “The Thinker” that has been sold for a million pounds at auction in Sweden in 2012.
Description
wood, rep., base
Due to the strongly encrusted patina in some places, this figure can probably be assigned to the “asie usu” type. They are part of the normal equipment of “komien” (fortune-tellers), and assist him/her in their communication with helpful spirits.
L’objet Figure féminine debout “asie usu” avec l’ID d’objet 3046385 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 94e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 7 mars 2020. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 32 a atteint un prix de vente de 2 000 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 1 800 €.
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