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IVORY COAST
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A BAULE FEMALE FIGURE
Ivory Coast
Standing with the arms carved in relief, the hands resting on the abdomen, scarification carved in relief on the cheeks, temples, forehead, neck, abdomen and lower back, the incised coiffure with central crest flanked by three tresses on each side, short flexed legs with feet resting on the oval base, dark glossy patina.
22½ in. (57 cm.) high
Ivory Coast
Standing with the arms carved in relief, the hands resting on the abdomen, scarification carved in relief on the cheeks, temples, forehead, neck, abdomen and lower back, the incised coiffure with central crest flanked by three tresses on each side, short flexed legs with feet resting on the oval base, dark glossy patina.
22½ in. (57 cm.) high
Provenance
Julius Carlebach, New York, 1958