"Female Statuette - Baoulé, Ivory Coast - First Half Of The 20th Century"
Female StatuetteBaule, Ivory Coast
First half of the 20th century
Wood
H. 33, L 7, Thickness 6 cm
Made of monoxyle wood, she is shown standing, her arms short, bent so that her hands rest on her lower abdomen. Her chest is drooping and her umbilicus protruding. She stands on generous, slightly bent legs, ending in two flat feet, almost inscribed on a circular base.
Her stylised face is topped with a large shell composition finely worked with oblique incisions, and the nape of her neck is animated by a body scarification.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
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