Divination figure
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83rd Tribal Art AuctionDivination figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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H: 13.8 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, simplified body and face, facial features marked by notches, reduced skin scarifications, ears with drilled holes, slightly dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (above all at the left leg backside), fine cracks (right side of the head), rep. (breakage at the left leg fixed by nail), block-like base
Barbier, Jean Paul (ed.), Art of Côte d' Ivoire, Vol II, Genève 1993, p. 29