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BAOULE, Ivory Coast.
See original version (French)
129
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BAOULE, Ivory Coast.
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
BAOULE, Ivory Coast.
Hardwood, black patina.
A beautiful, antique depiction of a wife from the afterlife, known as a ‘blolo bla’. The sculpture is carved with great skill and refinement, and the scarification marks are finely chiselled.
First third of the 20th century.
H. 36 cm.
(cracks).
Provenance: Label from the Mark Eglinton Gallery, New York.
See original version (French)
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