Lot: 142

Striking female figure

Burkina Faso, Bwa

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
German Private Collection
Jan Kusters, Waalre, The Netherlands
H: 13.7 inch This object is not available anymore.

wood, copper, base

The figure's large, cupped hands are particularly striking. For comparable objects, see AHDRC 0155096 and 0077853.


Expo cat.: "Image de la Femme dans l'Art Africain", by Joubert, Hélène et al., Tours, 2000, p. 35, cat. 39
Exhibited:

France, Tours, Château de Tours, 21 October-3 December 2000 & Nogent-le-Rotrou, Château Saint-Jean, 9 December 2000- 29 January 2001: "Image de la Femme dans l"Art Africain"