Baoulé / Ivory Coast - Africa / Ivory Coast
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Baoulé / Côte d'Ivoire, equestrian statue of the Sénoufo from Ivory Coast, provenance private collection, mid-20th century, in good condition, 42 cm high, 4 kg.
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Côte d'ivoire / Senoufo
Equestrian statue Syonfolo, Senoufo, from Côte d'Ivoire
Hardwood – the sculpture is finely worked, with a drying crack on one side, wear patina, kaolin on the eyelids and blue pigment around the mouth. Elongated face with a rectangular open mouth. Beautiful tall elaborated hairstyle whose cut on the forehead allows attributing this object to the Gouro ethnicity, stylistically and geographically close to the Baoulé. The dancer can secure the mask by tying the dance costume around the broad rear collar. The view remains possible through the mouth (no holes added later to "make it more real"). Given the style, patina and condition of the wood, this mask from a European collection is more than fifty years old.
Dimensions: 40 cm
Very beautiful patina. Indigenous repairs using a ferrous staple at the level of the arm and the axe.
Dark hardwood, partly eroded on the surface.
Presumed antiquity: Mid 20th century
Ex Collection Belge.
Provenance / Personal collection gathered over more than thirty years.
Côte d'ivoire / Senoufo
Equestrian statue Syonfolo, Senoufo, from Côte d'Ivoire
Hardwood – the sculpture is finely worked, with a drying crack on one side, wear patina, kaolin on the eyelids and blue pigment around the mouth. Elongated face with a rectangular open mouth. Beautiful tall elaborated hairstyle whose cut on the forehead allows attributing this object to the Gouro ethnicity, stylistically and geographically close to the Baoulé. The dancer can secure the mask by tying the dance costume around the broad rear collar. The view remains possible through the mouth (no holes added later to "make it more real"). Given the style, patina and condition of the wood, this mask from a European collection is more than fifty years old.
Dimensions: 40 cm
Very beautiful patina. Indigenous repairs using a ferrous staple at the level of the arm and the axe.
Dark hardwood, partly eroded on the surface.
Presumed antiquity: Mid 20th century
Ex Collection Belge.
Provenance / Personal collection gathered over more than thirty years.
Details
Number of objects
1
Country of Origin
Africa / Ivory Coast
Period
Mid 20th century
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Baoulé / Ivory Coast
Height
42 cm
Weight
4 kg
Provenance
Private collection
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