Description:
Baule Standing Male Figure, with heavy muscular legs supporting a rounded torso beneath strong shoulders, both arms missing, surmounted by an oval head with swept back coiffure terminating in two points, scarification on back, neck and cheeks, remnants of the left hand resting on the long beard, (most of the feet missing),ht. 17 1/2 in.
Provenance: Pierre Verite, Paris, France.
Literature: Christopher D. Roy, African Art in Iowa Private Collections, 1981, p. 30, cat 20.
Estimate $12,000-18,000
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Keywords
Christopher D. Roy, Pierre Verite, Paris, FranceAmerican Indian & Tribal Art
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