Lot 1091
1091
A BAULE 'COLON' FIGURE
This lot is offered without reserve.
A BAULE 'COLON' FIGURE

IVORY COAST

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A BAULE 'COLON' FIGURE
IVORY COAST
wood; the figure standing and wearing European clothing with facial features in a style classical to the Baule people typified by the large hemispherical eyes; smooth, slightly gloss patina, alternating dark- to reddish-brown
38 in. (96.5 cm.) high
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212 636 2000

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Lot Essay

These figures were usually commissioned by an artist to represent an otherworldly spirit. During the colonial period these works were either used to decorate a Baule home or sold to Europeans (see Susan Vogel, Baule, Yale University Press, 1997, p. 83).

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