Kneeling Female Figure - Côte D'ivoire, Turka - Mar 21, 2015 | Kunstauktionshaus Zemanek-muenster In Germany
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Kneeling female figure - Côte d'Ivoire, Turka

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Kneeling female figure - Côte d'Ivoire, Turka
Kneeling female figure - Côte d'Ivoire, Turka
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wood, slightly encrusted greyish brown patina, strings of cowrie shells around neck, arms and hips, scarification marks on the face, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
the Turka are a small ethnic group belonging to the Senufo. They have their homeland in southwestern Burkina Faso. Only a few figures from the Turka are known. They are characterized by their own peculiar style which however incorporates elements of the surrounding groups.
H: 29,5 cm, H: 11,6 inch
Provenance:
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
Nagel, Stuttgart, 11. Mai 1999, lot 449
Lit.: Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 588
Continent: Africa
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Kneeling female figure - Côte d'Ivoire, Turka

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