Lot n° 140
Estimation :
180 - 220
EUR
Result without fees
Result
: 650EUR
BAOULÉ, Ivory Coast - Lot 140
BAOULÉ, Ivory Coast
Pair of male and female statuettes
Nude, standing, their hands with tapered fingers placed on their bellies in a symbolic gesture. Scarifications in relief and incised on the body and face.
Hardwood, old honey-brown patina
H 25.5 - 26 cm
These statuettes, from the Baoulé culture, express an aesthetic and spiritual ideal. They play a symbolic role in rites linked to protection, fertility or the memory of ancestors.
Provenance: Collection of Doctor Jean REDOR.
Expert : Serge REYNES
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