A rare female Guro sculpture, Ivory Coast, from the Bouaflé region, one of the most requested regions of the Guro people, standing on blockshaped feet, slightly bent legs, prominent buttocks, the slender toros with prominent abdomen with a small pointed navel, the breasts conical, hanging shoulders, the arms ending up in flattened hands close to the torso, the head ovoid with fine fascial features, framed by fine, curved pigtails in open work, fine shiny patina with significant traces of use, Provenance: Abdoulaye Ousmane, Lomé, Togo.

9.000 - 10.000,- Euro

Height: 118 cm
Weight: 8,6 kg

A similar figure, which belongs to the Barbier-Mueller collection, was exhibited in the Rietberg Museum 2004.

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