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Sitting female figure

Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé
n'est plus disponible
Provenance
The Kampong, Palm Beach, USA
Harry & Elionor Lynn, Washington DC, USA (acquired in 1974)
Taille
H: 44 cm
H: 17.3 inch

Description

wood, matt reddish brown patina, remains of black paint, as a sign for her noble ancestry, the feet are carved with shoes and rest on a pedestal to avoid getting in touch with the ground, slightly dam., crack on the left side of the body, partly spread with mass, missing parts through insect caused damage on the underside, spots (above all on the backside), abrasion


Littérature comparée

Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule, African Art - Western Eyes, New York 1997, p. 233

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