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Baule ancestor couple, Ivory Coast, wood, H.
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Baule ancestor couple, Ivory Coast, wood, H.
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Estimate €900 - €1,200
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Description
Baule ancestor couple, Ivory Coast, wood, H.44cmxl.21cm. Seated on a traditional stool with a geometric cut-out, the two figures are facing each other. Everything about this sculpture expresses serenity and strength. According to Susan Mullin Vogel, Yale, 1997, p. 222, these statues could be cult objects belonging to a diviner.
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