Statue of King
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: EMS-77
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- Height
- 58 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Magnificent statue of a baule king sitting in a chair typical of ethnicity. Hieratic and majestic attitude carrying the control scepter in the right hand. Three…
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Full original description
Magnificent statue of a baule king sitting in a chair typical of ethnicity. Hieratic and majestic attitude carrying the control scepter in the right hand. Three loops on the headdress with three braids joining in the center. Ciliary arches painted with kaolin to enhance the expression of your face. Scarifications on the cheeks, forearms and back. Artistic beard in which two braids frame a flattened knob. Hard and reddish wood, old patina.
Further technical information
- Width
- 18 cm
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Côte d’Ivoire. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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