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Standing Figure
Baule, Ivory Coast
19th Century
Unlike the highly polished spirit spouse figures of the Baule; these divination
figures are called Asye usu; they are associated with untamed wilderness–also
referred to as "the bush spirit"–and various elements
of the landscape. Bush Spirits are characterized by their heavy encrusted
surfaces; which this piece has. The carving is very well done overall
and the original fabric is still intact.
This figure stands 12.5 inches tall
SOLD / IN 410
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