Standing female figure · Côte d'Ivoire, Ebrié · ID: 3032656
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Provenance
Galerie Ketterer, Munich, 21. Mai 1980, lot 119Richard Rüegg, Zurich, Switzerland
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, textile loin cloth, strings of glass beads, raised scarification marks, min. dam., on wooden base;
the Alangoa are an ethnic group belonging to the Lagoon peoples of the Eastern Ivory Coast, to the west of the capital Abidjan. Their carved artwork is a subtle mixture of Baule and Akan styles.