Baule Heddle Pulley, Ivory Coast
height 6in (15cm)
the cubistic body supporting the ovoid head with incised coiffure and raised tatooing on the back of the neck, the face with arching brows above crescent shaped eyes leading to a long slender nose above a open mouth and braided beard that connects to the body; fine varied dark brown patina.
Provenance:
Morton Lipkin, New York
Private Collection, New Jersey
Sold for
US$ 3,050
inc. premium
Category:
Ethnographic Art
/
African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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