Baule, Ivory Coast: Ceremonial rod of a dignitary, with a carved female figure in the upper section, masks and stools.
Baule, Ivory Coast: Ceremonial rod of a dignitary, with a carved female figure in the upper section, masks and stools.
Rod from the property of a chief or other dignitary of the Baule people. In the upper section, atop a globular pommel and a short, round plinth stands a whole female figure in typical Baule style, with finely executed hairstyle and scarification marks on the face as well as on the body. Four more all-round mask faces and three honorary stools are carved in relief along the wooden shaft down to the iron ‘shoe’ with a long iron point.
A symbol of the power, esteem and dignity of a Baule man, with good, old usage patina. No significant damage. First half of the 20th century; L: 131 cm. (ME)
Provenance: Collected in the Sakassou region, in central Ivory Coast; Austrian Collection.
Lit.: 'African Art in American Collections' by Robbins & Nooter, fig. 1562.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
26.05.2015 - 15:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 750.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,200.- to EUR 1,400.-
Baule, Ivory Coast: Ceremonial rod of a dignitary, with a carved female figure in the upper section, masks and stools.
Rod from the property of a chief or other dignitary of the Baule people. In the upper section, atop a globular pommel and a short, round plinth stands a whole female figure in typical Baule style, with finely executed hairstyle and scarification marks on the face as well as on the body. Four more all-round mask faces and three honorary stools are carved in relief along the wooden shaft down to the iron ‘shoe’ with a long iron point.
A symbol of the power, esteem and dignity of a Baule man, with good, old usage patina. No significant damage. First half of the 20th century; L: 131 cm. (ME)
Provenance: Collected in the Sakassou region, in central Ivory Coast; Austrian Collection.
Lit.: 'African Art in American Collections' by Robbins & Nooter, fig. 1562.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 26.05.2015 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 20.05. - 26.05.2015 |
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