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 A female Baule sculpture, sitting on a stool, body straight up, arms down towards the knees, the left hand his holding an oval object, her bust is mounted by a thick cylindric neck who carries an oval shaped head iwith harmonious features, bulbous mouth, small nose and two almond shaped eyes, her head is coiffed with a square shape. The stomach, back, legs and face are indented with scarifications that are a sign of beauty and status in Baule culture; some wear throughout the sculpture sign of use. “To articulate historians, the most consistent features of Baule art is a kind of peaceful containment. Faces tend to have downcast eyes and figures most often hold their ams against the body. […] Among their abundant art forms, the Baule people continue to place the greatest value on masks and figure sculptures, which remain the only sculptural art still widely used in Baule villages. While there is a difference between the Baule view of their objects and that of Western connoisseurs, there are points of agreement. Aesthetic appreciation is one: Baule artist, and individual owners of objects, certainly sometimes enjoy the beauty of these objects and the skill it took coproduce them. […] A female Baule sculpture, sitting on a stool, body straight up, arms down towards the knees, the left hand his holding an oval object, her bust is mounted by a thick cylindric neck who carries an oval shaped head iwith harmonious features, bulbous mouth, small nose and two almond shaped eyes, her head is coiffed with a square shape. The stomach, back, legs and face are indented with scarifications that are a sign of beauty and status in Baule culture; some wear throughout the sculpture sign of use. sold Height: 46 cm |
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