Standing male figure ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Kulango · ID: 3038225

Description

wood, slightly shiny black patina, kaolin, traces of indigo blue and red pigment, short arms with both hands resting on the belly, a columnar neck supporting a rather big head with tapering coiffure, min. dam., small missing part (base), missing parts through insect caused damage (coiffure), fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
the Kulango belong to the Volta peoples. They inhabit the northeast of the Ivory Coast, the prefectures south of the Lobi, east of the Jimini and north of the Agni and Abron (Akan), whose tributary vassals they once were. Their geographical location is also reflected in their comparatively few works, which reveal above all Akan (Abron) and Senufo (Jimini), as well as Lobi and Gan influences.

L’objet Standing male figure avec l’ID d’objet 3038225 a fait partie de l’enchère 79th Tribal Art Auction en 21 mars 2015 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 203.

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Publications

Michalak, Claude, Arts Premiers de Côte d' Ivoire, Paris 2013, p. 127