Null BAOULE, Ivory Coast.

Hardwood, polychromy.

Statue of the "Colon" represen…

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BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Hardwood, polychromy. Statue of the "Colon" represented standing, with shapely calves, hands in pockets. End of the 1st half of the 20th century. Height : 42,5 cm. Cracks, chips

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BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Hardwood, polychromy. Statue of the "Colon" represented standing, with shapely calves, hands in pockets. End of the 1st half of the 20th century. Height : 42,5 cm. Cracks, chips

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