A Baule Blolo Figure, standing on a cicular bases, wedge-shaped feet, short, slightly bent legs, a torso with protruding abdomens, stylized arms and hands touching the body, hanging, tapering breasts, a cylindrical neck beneath a large oval head, fine fascial features, surmounted by a domed and crested coiffure; shiny, natural brownish patina

height: 49 cm

"The other world man or woman is a solitary individual linked to only one human being. I have written that the Baule never use the words "hunsband" (wun) or "wife" (yi) in relation to the Other-World person. He or she is always referred to as the Other-World man or Other-World woman; in other words, the association is a dyadic sexual relationship, rather than the polyvalent marriage relationship that links two families in a web of mutual obligations.. There is an actuality to this relationship that situates it in the immediacy of lived experiences. Unlike the preexistance reality of the nature world, the blolo is a world that is revealed suddenly and experienced authentically: the palpable passion of a male/female relationship. The living partner admits to being "desired", in fact " demanded," by an invisible, sexual being."

photo: tribalartforum.com/ identification no.