Statue féminine , Baulé, Côte d'Ivoire

Le personnage adopte l'une des poses caractéristiques de la statuaire Baulé : debout sur une base circulaire, les jambes semi-fléchies, le buste droit, les bras le long du torse, les mains placées de part et d'autre de l'abdomen. A l'allongement du buste - souligné par les flancs légèrement creusés et la poitrine généreuse et plongeante - répond le visage étiré, dominé par un ample front bombé. Bel équilibre dans le dessin de la coiffure et des scarifications. Patine nuancée, brune, brillante sur les reliefs.

Alain de Monbrison, Paris

Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. Thin stable crack along the left side of the belly. Stable crack at the back left side of the coiffure. The surface of the base is eroded.
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