Curandera With Child
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: BRN-103
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- Material
- Bronze, lost wax
The healer is sitting holding a child upside down. The child has a great anal protrusion. The healer breathes in life-giving breath through the child's anus…
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Full original description
The healer is sitting holding a child upside down. The child has a great anal protrusion. The healer breathes in life-giving breath through the child's anus to achieve his healing. It is a typical healing scene in many African ethnic groups. Old 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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