Male Statue

Dan · Côte d’Ivoire

Reference: EMS-32

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Height
49 cm
Material
Wood, fiber and pigments.

A comb divided into two parts, like crests, from the top of which two rope braids go down backwards. Frontal scarification and in arms and under…

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A comb divided into two parts, like crests, from the top of which two rope braids go down backwards. Frontal scarification and in arms and under belly, the latter in the form of a double arch. belly. Two large scarifications, one from shoulder to shoulder and the other from top to bottom along the torso to the navel, in the form of a feather, enhanced with kaoli, and one on the back. Arms separated from the body and legs ajar, slightly inclined.

Further technical information
Attributed period
Mid-century XX or last third

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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