Motherhood and Mask Bon Num Amwin
Baule · Côte d’Ivoire
Reference: MTR-10
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- Height
- 44 cm
- Material
- Wood and dark patina
Original sculpture presenting a maternity, with the child behind his back in the traditional way of the African woman, but that keeps a foot, in an…
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Full original description
Original sculpture presenting a maternity, with the child behind his back in the traditional way of the African woman, but that keeps a foot, in an attitude of recollection, slightly inclined forward, before a protective mask Bon Num Amwin, placed on the ground. Important patina sacrificial which means that it has received projections of plant and organic materials on occasion of family ritual ceremonies.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
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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