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Artifacts - Figures |
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Name |
BAULE COUPLE 2 |
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Background / Origin |
BAULE, Ivory Coast couple |
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Description |
The figures represent a spirit husband (blolo bian) and
spirit wife (blolo bla), and if they are well taken care
of they help their human partners in all areas of life.
Baule figures can be among the most elegant designed
pieces in Africa. This couple show careful execution of
face, coiffure and scarification details, with refined
forms expressive and strong in their quiet, dignified
figures that would have embodied spirits from the other
world. |
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Reference Number |
5/578 |
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Height |
-580 & 605mm |
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Price |
US$ 1200 |
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