Notable Couple

Baule · Côte d’Ivoire

Reference: PAR-10

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Material
Wood and pigments.

Couple of notables, sitting on an akan stool, with the son on both legs. The father has a baton in his right hand to show his…

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Couple of notables, sitting on an akan stool, with the son on both legs. The father has a baton in his right hand to show his notability. The mother looks at her son. The two have numerous ritual scarifications. Long-term-looking figures that break the usual canon baulé from the head one third of the total. Time skate.

Further technical information
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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