Belle statue masculine, Baulé, Côte d'Ivoire

Le personnage à la sculpture parfaitement équilibrée est représenté dans une pose conventionnelle : debout, les bras plaqués le long du corps, les mains posées de part et d'autre de l'abdomen, encadrant le nombril saillant. Extrême finesse dans la gravure de la coiffe et des scarifications ornant l'abdomen, le dos et le cou, et dans le modelé délicat des traits du visage - sourcils arqués se rejoignant à la naissance du nez fin, yeux en amande cernés par des paupières ourlées, bouche ouverte laissant apparaître l'extrémité de la langue. Elle a conservé un collier orné d'un pendentif en or et une ceinture perlée. Belle patine nuancée, légèrement grumeleuse, brillante sur les reliefs.

Collection Krohn, Allemagne

Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. The base and parts of the feet are broken, missing. Thin stable crack along the left side of the head. Thin stable hairline cracks along the torso.
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