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Old Baule Blolo Bian Spirit Husband, African Art

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A Fine Baule Spirit Husband, African Art: A Very finely carved wooden effigy of a male or "Blolo Bian" a "Spirit Husband". Carved from a single piece of dense and heavy wood, with finely crafted facial features and form, raised tribal scars a

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A Fine Baule Spirit Husband Sculpture: A finely carved wooden male effigy known as a Blolo Bian. Baule men and women have figures like this carved for their “other-world” or spirit spouses in order to please them and ensure they will b

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A Baule Male Sculpture: A carved wooden male effigy, possibly used as a Blolo Bian or "Spirit Husband" Oracle figure. The face and extremities like the mouth are worn quite smooth from handling and wear consistent with cerem

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A Fine Baule Spirit Husband Sculpture: A Very Heavy carved wooden "Spirit Husband" or Blolo Bian, a male effigy kept by the bedside and often rubbed and cleaned, the Baule believe that if a person who experiences physical or emotional dist

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Baule male figure, Ivory Coast. African art: Baule male figure, Ivory Coast. Wood, fine dark brown patina, traces of erosion. This standing figure represents the spirit of an ancestral male spouse (Blolo-Bian). Upright on a circular base with na

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A Very Fine Old Baule Female Spirit Wife, African Art: A Carved wooden effigy of a young female embellished with raised scar patterns, facial scars and finely carved coiffure. In the Baule world a experiences physical or emotional distress often seeks the

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A Baule Figure, "waka sona" ("blolo-bian"): Männliche Figur, "waka sona" ("blolo-bian") Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Glasperlen. H 33 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Künzi, Gottfried Künzi (1920-1979), Solothurn. - Martin G

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A Baule Figure, "waka sran" ("blolo-bian"): Stehende mÃ¤nnliche Figur, "waka sran" ("blolo-bian") Baule, CÃ´te dâ€™Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 33,5 cm. Provenienz: - lt. H. und M. Zimmer: Maria Wyss, Basel (1960er Jahre). - H

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A Baule Figure, "blolo-bian": Figur, "blolo-bian" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Glasperlen. H 36 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). Die Zuo

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A Baule Figure, "blolo-bian": Figur, "blolo-bian" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 35,5 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Maria Wyss, Basel. - Sammlung Peter Stettler (1939-1998) und Erica Stettler-Schnell (geb. 1940

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A Baule Figure, "blolo-bian": Figur, "blolo-bian" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Glasperlen. H 37,5 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Privatsammlung Basel-Landschaft; 1960er Jahre in Situ erworben. Die Zuordnung d

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A Baule Figure, "blolo-bian": Figur, "blolo-bian" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Holz. H 40 cm. Provenienz: deutsche Sammlung Die Zuordnung der Baule-Figuren ist ausserhalb des gesellschaftlichen Kontexts und im Nachhinein schwierig. All

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A Baule Figure, "waka sona" ("blolo-bian"): MÃ¤nnliche Figur, "waka sona" ("blolo-bian") Baule, CÃ´te dâ€™Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 29,5 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Walu, ZÃ¼rich (1990er Jahre). - Diana Amrein-Stadelman

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Old Baule Blolo Bian Spirit Husband, African Art

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A Carved wooden male effigy with finely carved coiffure and tribal scar designs. The sculpture has a very well handled and polished patina suggesting much handling over the years. The figure has some age and wear and appears to be a good old vintage to antique example. Measures 22 inches tall. From a private Paris France collection.

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Fair, loss to base

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Old Baule Blolo Bian Spirit Husband, African Art

Name: Old Baule Blolo Bian Spirit Husband, African Art
SKU: 81574613
Price: 100 USD
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