5 Dec 2005
12:00 PST
San Francisco
N. Am., P-C & Tribal Art: African, Oceanic and Southeast Asian
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N. Am., P-C & Tribal Art: African, Oceanic and Southeast Asian
Back to auction 13314
A Baule figure
Ivory Coast, the feet in relief from the circular disk base, thick legs bent and supporting the muscular torso, with arms pressed to the abdomen, the large head marked by heavy lidded eyes, striated and braided beard, scarification on the cheeks, forehead and temples, more raised marking on the neck and back, wearing finely grooved and crested coiffure.
height 15in
See illustration
height 15in
See illustration
Sold for
US$ 881
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
ex-Admiral and Mrs. French Moore collection.
Lot heading
African, Southeast Asian, Oceanic and Latin American
Property from Palm Springs Art Museum, sold to benefit the Acquisitions Fund
Category: Ethnographic Art / Native American
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