Lot 46
  • 46

Senufo Female Figure, Ivory Coast

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • wood
  • Height: 8 3/4 in (22.2 cm)

Provenance

Alessandro Volta, Paris
Carlo Monzino, Lugano
Private Collection, Europe, by descent from the above
Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 2001, lot 124
Myron Kunin, Minneapolis, acquired at the above auction

Exhibited

Center for African Art, New York, African Aesthetics: the Carlo Monzino Collection, May 7 - September 7, 1986

Literature

Susan M. Vogel, African Aesthetics: the Carlo Monzino Collection, New York, 1986, p. 22, cat. 15

Condition

Very good condition for an object of this type and age. Minor marks, nicks, scratches, abrasions, small chips, and age cracks consistent with age and use. Very fine dark brown aged patina with encrustation. Fixed permanently to modern base.
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