Mask - Côte d’Ivoire (No reserve price)
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Wooden sculpture from Côte d’Ivoire depicting a seated woman nursing her child, in good condition with some age-related wear, 52 cm high and 12 cm wide, acquired from a private collection in 1960.
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The 'inverted doubles' in Baule African art sculptures.
A glossy dark brown patina enhances this Ivory Coast sculpture depicting a seated woman nursing her child. Localized desiccation cracks are present on the base.
About sixty ethnic groups inhabit Côte d'Ivoire, including the Baoulé, in the center, the Akans from Ghana, the people of the savannah who practice hunting and agriculture, just like the Gouro, from whom they borrowed ritual cults and carved masks. Two types of statues are produced by the Baoulé, Baulé, within the ritual framework: the Waka-Sona statues, meaning 'being of wood' in Baoulé, evoke an 'assié oussou,' a being of the earth. They are part of a type of statues intended to be used as medium tools by the Kòmien diviners, who are chosen by the spirits asye usu to communicate revelations from the beyond. The second type of statues are the 'spouses' of the beyond, masculine, the Blolo Bian, or feminine, the Blolo Bia, which resemble a quest for fulfillment.
The 'inverted doubles' in Baule African art sculptures.
A glossy dark brown patina enhances this Ivory Coast sculpture depicting a seated woman nursing her child. Localized desiccation cracks are present on the base.
About sixty ethnic groups inhabit Côte d'Ivoire, including the Baoulé, in the center, the Akans from Ghana, the people of the savannah who practice hunting and agriculture, just like the Gouro, from whom they borrowed ritual cults and carved masks. Two types of statues are produced by the Baoulé, Baulé, within the ritual framework: the Waka-Sona statues, meaning 'being of wood' in Baoulé, evoke an 'assié oussou,' a being of the earth. They are part of a type of statues intended to be used as medium tools by the Kòmien diviners, who are chosen by the spirits asye usu to communicate revelations from the beyond. The second type of statues are the 'spouses' of the beyond, masculine, the Blolo Bian, or feminine, the Blolo Bia, which resemble a quest for fulfillment.
Details
Era
Before 1400
Culture
Ancient Asian
No. of items
1
Century/ Timeframe
1900-200
Material
Wood
Acquired from
Private collection
Country of Origin
Côte d’Ivoire
Year acquired
1960
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Country acquired from
Africa
Height
52 cm
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Width
12 cm
Previous owner - year acquired
1945
Previous owner - country acquired from
Africa
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