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Standing male figure "blolo bian" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Baoulé · ID: 3039469

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Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Private Collection

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, matt and shiny, white pigment, slightly irregular facial contours, provided with chin beard and elaborate hairdo, bow-shaped scarifications across the forehead, raised burled tattoos on neck and back, slightly dam., fine cracks, base;
sacrificial traces might refer to a former usage as “asie usu” figure (bush spirit).


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