Baule Blolo Bla figure, Republic of the Ivory Coast Wood, grey crusty patina H. 22 cm Baule Blolo Bla figure, Democratic republic of the Congo H. 8 11/16 in Provenance : - Galerie Valluet-Ferrandin - Ancienne collection Bertrand Goy Standing female effigy, hands resting on the navel. The sacrificial layer under which the features of the face can be seen accentuates the impression of softness and fragility that emanates from this statuette representing "the wife of the afterlife". The object of all the attention, its patina testifies to a long life during which its owner has shown his attachment to it by the many anointings with which he has honored it.

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