Beschreibung : Standing female ancestor figure blolo bla Ivory Coast, Baule wood, blackish brown patina, well-balanced facial features with lowered lids, raised scarification marks, elaborate coiffure, slightly dam., cracks (upper part of the body, base), on pedestal, the Baule belief that every man has a partner in the hereafter. These partners are embodied by the wooden figures blolo bian or blolo bla (=female version). Thus being very private items they are kept in the sleeping room, hidden from the eyes of public. In order to keep them well disposed, they receive sacrifical offerings, they are feeded and caressed. H: 34 cm, (5413/002) H: 13.4 inch Provenance Hans Himmelheber, Heidelberg, Germany Julius Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Literature Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, München 2009, p. 84
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Über das Lot Chargen- 154 Titel : Tribal Art Größe : H: 34 cm, (5413/002) H: 13.4 inch Condition report : slightly dam., cracks (upper part of the body, base) Zemanek-Muenster, Auktionator🔓Keine Kreditkarte nötig. Verkaufstitel : 65th Tribal Art Auction Verkaufsdatum : 28/05/2011🔓Keine Kreditkarte nötig. Auktionsreferenz : Live Sale