Baule Male Figure, Ivory Coast
height 14in (35.6cm)
Wood
Provenance:
Possibly Joseph Brummer, Paris
Alexander M. Bing, New York
Sotheby's, New York, May 12, 2005, lot 45
Private Collection, Michigan
A finely sculpted figure with stylized features on the face, neck and chest, wearing an elaborate coiffure; slightly glossy varied dark-brown patina with areas of encrustation.
Estimate:
US$ 5,000 - 7,000
3,900 - 5,400
£3,300 - 4,600
Category:
Ethnographic Art
/
African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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