Votive Figure

Baule · Côte d’Ivoire

Reference: EMS-54

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Height
11 cm
Material
Wood and sacrificial substances

Former piece of tribal use. These pieces are the object of worship and libations in family altars. They are protective figures. Sacrificial patina accentuated by the…

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Former piece of tribal use. These pieces are the object of worship and libations in family altars. They are protective figures. Sacrificial patina accentuated by the course of time.

Further technical information
Width
3 cm
Attributed period
First third of the century XX or older

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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