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Tête anthropomorphe "gle", Côte d'Ivoire, Wè-Guéré, Taille: H: 15,5 cm (H: 6.1 inch), ID: 3052097
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Tête anthropomorphe "gle" ·  Côte d'Ivoire, Wè-Guéré · ID: 3052097

Prix d'appel
500 €
Prix d'Estimation
1 000 €
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Provenance
Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Werner & Lotte Krause, Hamburg, Germany (1982)
Taille
H: 15,5 cm
H: 6.1 inch

Description

terracotta, cowrie snails, animal hair, wild boar tusk, red pigment,

A “gle” head was a sacred object and was considered a kind of spirit that was consulted especially in divination practices.

The head was modelled from clay to which all kinds of magical substances were added and which was also coated with power-giving substances to fully activate its powers.

Littérature comparée

Petridis, C. (ed.), Frans M. Olbrechts 1899-1958, In search of Art in Africa, Antwerp 2001, cat. 102

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