Baoulé ancestral statue - Côte d'Ivoire
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Description from the seller
Origin: Ivory Coast
Origin. Côte d'Ivoire
Tribe name: Baoule
Material: Wood
Dimension: 32
Shipping mode: Colissimo within 24-48h open
The piece presented is a decorative anthropomorphic wooden statue in dark wood, carved in the characteristic Baoulé style of Ivory Coast.
Morphology: It is a standing figure, represented in a frontal and hieratic posture, arms folded across the stomach.
Face details: The face bears the traditional features of Baoulé art: a broad and high forehead, almond-shaped eyes slightly set back under pronounced brow ridges, and a fine straight nose. The hairstyle is finely worked with relief motifs arranged in a circle on the forehead.
Scarifications and body adornments: The body is adorned with delicately incised geometric scarifications, notably on the chest, abdomen, and around the navel. These marks are signs of beauty and social belonging in Baoulé culture.
Base: The statue rests on an integrated circular base, ensuring stability.
In Baoulé culture, this type of statue (often called blolo bla or blolo bian, meaning “wife” or “husband from the beyond”) is generally linked to the spiritual relationships individuals maintain with their partner in the other world. These figures are designed to be receptacles of spiritual energy and objects of mediation.
Origin: Ivory Coast
Origin. Côte d'Ivoire
Tribe name: Baoule
Material: Wood
Dimension: 32
Shipping mode: Colissimo within 24-48h open
The piece presented is a decorative anthropomorphic wooden statue in dark wood, carved in the characteristic Baoulé style of Ivory Coast.
Morphology: It is a standing figure, represented in a frontal and hieratic posture, arms folded across the stomach.
Face details: The face bears the traditional features of Baoulé art: a broad and high forehead, almond-shaped eyes slightly set back under pronounced brow ridges, and a fine straight nose. The hairstyle is finely worked with relief motifs arranged in a circle on the forehead.
Scarifications and body adornments: The body is adorned with delicately incised geometric scarifications, notably on the chest, abdomen, and around the navel. These marks are signs of beauty and social belonging in Baoulé culture.
Base: The statue rests on an integrated circular base, ensuring stability.
In Baoulé culture, this type of statue (often called blolo bla or blolo bian, meaning “wife” or “husband from the beyond”) is generally linked to the spiritual relationships individuals maintain with their partner in the other world. These figures are designed to be receptacles of spiritual energy and objects of mediation.
Details
Number of objects
1
Country of Origin
Côte d'Ivoire
Period
Late 20th century
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Baoulé ancestral statue
Height
32 cm
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