Baule Standing Male Figure, Ivory Coast
height 10 1/4in (26cm)
blol bian, standing in an erect posture with hands resting at sides just above the hips that are
encircled by a strand of white glass beads, the face with demi-lune eyes, diminutive nose with bridge merging with arching brows, pursed diminutive mouth, ridged coiffeur, and scarifications on cheeks, temples, neck, and abdomen; fine glossy dark-brown patina.
Provenance:
Taubman Collection, Texas
John Buxton, Texas
Jack and Constance Wallinga, Minneapolis
blol bian, standing in an erect posture with hands resting at sides just above the hips that are
encircled by a strand of white glass beads, the face with demi-lune eyes, diminutive nose with bridge merging with arching brows, pursed diminutive mouth, ridged coiffeur, and scarifications on cheeks, temples, neck, and abdomen; fine glossy dark-brown patina.
Provenance:
Taubman Collection, Texas
John Buxton, Texas
Jack and Constance Wallinga, Minneapolis
Estimate:
US$ 1,500 - 2,000
€1,100 - 1,500
£960 - 1,300
€1,100 - 1,500
£960 - 1,300
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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