Vente aux enchères 104 Après-vente
Zemanek-Münster

Figure masculine debout

Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé
Prix 4 000 €
Frais supplémentaires : 27% de commission, TVA, expédition et assurance transport
Provenance
Petr Zubek, Düsseldorf, Germany
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
Taille
H: 39,5 cm
H: 15.6 inch

Description

wood, kaolin, base

Beautiful figure with self-contained expression and elaborate hairstyle. It was probably once completely covered with kaolin.

Due to its patina this figure might be assigned to the type of “asie usu” figure. “Asie usu” represent bush spirits and are used by the magic priests in divination rituals (oracles).


Littérature comparée

Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 262

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