拍品 1091
1091
A BAULE 'COLON' FIGURE
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A BAULE 'COLON' FIGURE

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A BAULE 'COLON' FIGURE
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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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Gemma Sudlow
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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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