Baule Seated Female Figure, Ivory Coast

Pierre Vérité, Paris
Mauricio and Emilia Lasansky, Iowa City, acquired from the above in 1964
By descent to the present owners

University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, African Art from Iowa Private Collections, November 13, 1981 - January 10, 1982

Christopher D. Roy, African Art from Iowa Private Collections, Iowa City, 1981, p. 31, cat. 21

Very good condition for an object of this type and age. Minor marks, nicks, scratches, and abrasions consistent with age and ritual handling. Abrasions and shallow surface losses to proper left top of face and edge of coiffure, with small cavities near the hairline. Another small loss to two toes on proper left foot. Chip to left edge of the foot of the stool. Exceptionally fine glossy dark brown patina with encrustation. Fixed permanently to modern wood base.
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For a standing female figure by the same hand, see Kjersmeier 1947, pp. 22-23.