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Item DetailsTitle: Maternity Baule Blolo bia statue - Ivory Coast- African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Statue, maternity Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: RCI, Ivory Coast Materials: Wood Dimensions: 25,59 Inch Weight: 5,51 Pounds Note: Stand not included. Additional Information: About sixty ethnic groups populate the Ivory Coast, including the Baoulé, in the center, Akans from Ghana, people of the savannah, practicing hunting and agriculture as well as the Gouro from whom they borrowed ritual cults and carved masks. Two types of statues are produced by the Baule, in the ritual context: The Waka-Sona statues, "being of wood" in Baule, evoke a besieged oussou, being of the earth. They are part of a type of statues intended to be used as a medium tool by the komien soothsayers, the latter being selected by the asye usu spirits in order to communicate the revelations of the beyond. The second type of statues are the "spouses" of the beyond, masculine, the blolo bian or feminine, the blolo bia, which are similar to a quest for plenitude by the search for homage to its idealized sexual opposite.
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Reserve: $254.40
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Maternity Baule Blolo bia statue - Ivory Coast- African Art Tribal Art
Estimate $524 - $604
May 17, 2022
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0029: Maternity Baule Blolo bia statue - Ivory Coast- African Art Tribal Art
Sold for $254
•0 BidsEst. $524 - $604•Starting Price $200
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DescriptionTitle: Maternity Baule Blolo bia statue - Ivory Coast- African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Statue, maternity Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: RCI, Ivory Coast Materials: Wood Dimensions: 25,59 Inch Weight: 5,51 Pounds Note: Stand not included. Additional Information: About sixty ethnic groups populate the Ivory Coast, including the Baoulé, in the center, Akans from Ghana, people of the savannah, practicing hunting and agriculture as well as the Gouro from whom they borrowed ritual cults and carved masks. Two types of statues are produced by the Baule, in the ritual context: The Waka-Sona statues, "being of wood" in Baule, evoke a besieged oussou, being of the earth. They are part of a type of statues intended to be used as a medium tool by the komien soothsayers, the latter being selected by the asye usu spirits in order to communicate the revelations of the beyond. The second type of statues are the "spouses" of the beyond, masculine, the blolo bian or feminine, the blolo bia, which are similar to a quest for plenitude by the search for homage to its idealized sexual opposite.
Reserve: $254.40
Shipping: Domestic: Flat-rate of $68.90 to anywhere within the contiguous U.S. International: Foreign shipping rates are determined by destination. International shipping may be subject to VAT. Combined shipping: Please ask about combined shipping for multiple lots before bidding. Location: This item ships from Belgium
Your purchase is protected:
Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. All items in this sale are guaranteed authentic.
In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Jasper52 specialists are here to help. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Jasper52 within 5 days of receiving the item.
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Reserve: $254.40
Shipping:
Your purchase is protected:
Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. All items in this sale are guaranteed authentic.
In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Jasper52 specialists are here to help. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Jasper52 within 5 days of receiving the item.
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