Androgine Figure
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: EMS-99
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
An androgian figure that respects the aesthetic canons of the Baulé. These figures are the same as hermaphrodites are common in African ethnic groups because the…
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Full original description
An androgian figure that respects the aesthetic canons of the Baulé. These figures are the same as hermaphrodites are common in African ethnic groups because the human being is born with both sexes represented and when reaching puberty he must be released from one of them through initiation rites, whether it is circumcision or ablation. Black patina.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-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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