Standing female figure "asie usu" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé · ID: 3041259

Description

wood, black shiny patina, kaolin, fabric loincloth with belt from glass beads, rich sacrificial traces on the frontside of the figure, slightly dam., cracks;
because of the rich sacrificial traces most probably belonging to the figural type of “asie usu” figures. They are part of the basic equipment of “komien” (fortune-tellers), and assist them in their communication with helpful spirits. They are often displayed during sessions in which the diviner is possessed by a spirit and goes into trance. The statue has to be as attractive as possible in order to encourage the spirit to live in it.

L’objet Standing female figure “asie usu” avec l’ID d’objet 3041259 a fait partie de l’enchère 84th Tribal Art Auction en 5 novembre 2016 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 183.

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