Large Déblé statue Senoufo, Ivory Coast Hardwood with natural patina, stigmata of an autodafé 19th century H. 191 cm - W. 27 cm - D. 30 cm Provenance : - Robert L. Stolper Gallery, New York/Los Angeles, USA, 1960 - Merton D. Simpson (1928-2013), New York Collection Arthur Lustig & Elaine Lustig Cohen, New York, 2010 - Private collection, France Published by - Gagliardi, Senufo sans frontières. The Dynamics of Arts and Identities in West Africa, 2014/2015, p. 132, n°80 Exhibitions : - USA/France, Senufo: art and identities in West Africa - The Cleveland Museum of Art, February 22 - May 31, 2015 - Saint Louis Art Museum, June 28 - September 27, 2015 - Montpellier, Musée Fabre, November 28, 2015 - March 6, 2016

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