BAULE FEMALE FIGURE
IVORY COAST
£625
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History
Auction: 5 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
Description
carved wood, standing on an integral base with arched legs, bent knees, prominent buttocks, the hands placed at the waist, scarification running vertically up the chest and back, slender neck, elegant arched brows, further scarification to the mouth and temples, the coif swept back, presented on a wooden stand
Dimensions
39.2cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in situ c. 1960 - 1970
Jean David Collection, Basel, Switzerland
Private collection, United Kingdom