Anthropomorphic Statuette - Kulango Culture, Ivory Coast And Ghana - Circa 1900
ANTHROPOMORPHE STATUTE with bent legs, her feet forming a trapezoid base, characteristic of the culture.
His hands, with incised fingers, rest on his knees, which are themselves folded over a bulging belly with a protruding umbilicus. His stylised face is punctuated by two small protuberances on the sides, referring to his ears or short plaits.
It probably represents an ancestor.
Kulango culture, Ivory Coast and Ghana
Circa 1900
Copper alloy
H. 12 cm, L 3.5 cm
Bibliography: A similar example is reproduced in the book Afrique de l'Ouest Bronzes et autres alliages by André Blandin, p.193, fig.2.
N° B10 from the exhibition ‘BRONZES, MINIATURES MONUMENTALES’, second part
His hands, with incised fingers, rest on his knees, which are themselves folded over a bulging belly with a protruding umbilicus. His stylised face is punctuated by two small protuberances on the sides, referring to his ears or short plaits.
It probably represents an ancestor.
Kulango culture, Ivory Coast and Ghana
Circa 1900
Copper alloy
H. 12 cm, L 3.5 cm
Bibliography: A similar example is reproduced in the book Afrique de l'Ouest Bronzes et autres alliages by André Blandin, p.193, fig.2.
N° B10 from the exhibition ‘BRONZES, MINIATURES MONUMENTALES’, second part
960 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Tribal Art
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Other
Reference (ID): 1392479
Availability: In stock
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