Description : A superb Baule Monkey shrine figure, Baule, Ivory Coast Of unusually expressive form, the figure with large head with high brow and tubular eyes above an open aggressive mouth, the shoulders wide and sloping the arms sinuous and carefully carved with the hands raised to the body at differing levels, the narrow torso wearing original fiber skirt, the legs bent at the knees, figure standing on an integral base. The whole with encrusted patina. A fine and rare example, and very well carved. H. 22 Comments: Property from a New York Estate. Alfred Schienberg, 1971, The Gallery of African Art. NY
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About the lot N° 162 Title : Baule Monkey Shrine Figure, Period : 1971 Size : H. 22 Provenance : Alfred Schienberg, 1971, The Gallery of African Art. NY The Cobbs, auctioneer, Peterborough, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Fine Ethnographic Art Sale date : 15 Nov 2015It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale