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Sculptura, a Baoulé wooden Tirachinas from Ivory Coast, dating to the mid-20th century, carved in wood, height 17 cm, provenance certified by RAQUEL MONTAGUT.
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GALLERY RAQUEL MONTAGUT
Expert in African art
Accredited member of the Union Française des Experts
Description
The slingshots or stone-throwers, also called POTOMO WAKA, as the BAULÉ designate them, are carved and used by several ethnic groups: BAULE, SENUFO, LOBI, BOBO, DOGON, etc.
These objects express a wide variety of sculptural or ornamental motifs: simple or double-faced human faces, animal representations, masks, simple characters or characters carved in combination with animals or with masks, etc.
They are always decorated according to the iconographic traditions of the people who made them, with the style that is characteristic of them and without forgetting their exclusive function as stone projectors.
The aesthetics of this ethnographic object denote a high artistic level.
Piece
Slingshot
Ethnicity
Baoulé
Country
Ivory Coast
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
HEIGHT: 17 cm
Documentation
Certified by
RAQUEL MONTAGUT
The recorded data are guaranteed as pertaining to the described piece. For the record, this CERTIFICATE is issued in Barcelona, on February 14, 1997.
Seal:
RAQUEL MONTAGUT
EXPERT in Primitive Art
Member of the Union Française des Experts
GALLERY RAQUEL MONTAGUT
Expert in African art
Accredited member of the Union Française des Experts
Description
The slingshots or stone-throwers, also called POTOMO WAKA, as the BAULÉ designate them, are carved and used by several ethnic groups: BAULE, SENUFO, LOBI, BOBO, DOGON, etc.
These objects express a wide variety of sculptural or ornamental motifs: simple or double-faced human faces, animal representations, masks, simple characters or characters carved in combination with animals or with masks, etc.
They are always decorated according to the iconographic traditions of the people who made them, with the style that is characteristic of them and without forgetting their exclusive function as stone projectors.
The aesthetics of this ethnographic object denote a high artistic level.
Piece
Slingshot
Ethnicity
Baoulé
Country
Ivory Coast
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
HEIGHT: 17 cm
Documentation
Certified by
RAQUEL MONTAGUT
The recorded data are guaranteed as pertaining to the described piece. For the record, this CERTIFICATE is issued in Barcelona, on February 14, 1997.
Seal:
RAQUEL MONTAGUT
EXPERT in Primitive Art
Member of the Union Française des Experts
Details
Period
Mid 20th century
Material
Wood
Title of artwork
Sculpture
Height
17 cm
Width
10 cm
Depth
5 cm
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