Arte africana Ivory Coast, Baule. Parallel world figure Blolo Bla. Wood with traces of offerings.

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule, ca. mid-20th century CE. A lovely hand-carved and red-painted female figure shown seated upon bent legs with an integral chair back fo

**Originally Listed At $250** Western Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A finely carved wooden female figure created by a Baule artisan of West Africa. The figure stands wit

2 African Carved and Painted Wood Figures: 1) Baule Spirit Spouse-Blolo Bla, Baule People (Ivory Coast), 20th C. Size: 18"H x 5"W x 5"D (45.5 x 12.5 x 12.5 cm); 2) Seated Figure Depicting A Hunter, Ak

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

Baule "Blolo Bla" Spirit wife, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Carved wood with raised scarrifications, elaborate coiffure, textile skirt attached. Mid 20th c. Size: 20.75'' x 3.75'' x 4'' (53 x 10 x 10 cm)

Three Baule Figures Ivory Coast, early 20th century Two males and a larger female. Each carved by the same hand. Blackened wood with glossy patina and traces of white pigments. The shorter male with t

African Baule Blolo-bian Spirit Figure, Ivory Coast.Provenance: Arte Primitivo, New York, December 6, 2019, Lot 325; Private Collection, Texas. Size: 12'' x 2.75'' x 2.75'' (30 x 7 x 7 cm). Note: Ther

Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule, ca. 1940s or earlier. A finely carved standing wooden female figure known as a "Blolo Bian" - an ancestral sculpture that would be placed in the home, looked after and atte

An African Ivory Coast Baule Gbekre (Baboon) Mbotumbo harvest deity sculpture (19th Century) hard carved wood depicting an anthropomorphic baboon figure holding an offering bowl in its hands for recei

An African Ivory Coast Baule Gbekre (Baboon) Mbotumbo harvest deity sculpture hard carved wood depicting an anthropomorphic baboon figure holding an offering bowl in its hands for receiving symbolic o

An African Ivory Coast Baule Gbekre (Baboon) harvest deity sculpture (19th Century) carved wood with milk and chicken blood wash depicting an anthropomorphic baboon figure holding an offering bowl in

BAULE, Ivory CoastStanding Male Figure Wood, fine encrusted patinaTh

carved wood, applied dark surface, kaolin highlights to the mouth. 28 in.

Baule People, carved female 'waka snan' figure, Ivory Coast, carved wood with dark patina, standing with hands clasped over the groin, scarification on face and belly, and hair in a domed coiffure, 16

Baule Colonial carved wood horse and rider, Ivory Coast, Africa; the figure in European-style garb and hat, seated atop a horse in animated pose; H: 18 1/4" (approx.)PROVENANCEEstate of Jo

Figur, "blolo bla" Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 34 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Madeleine und Jean-Jacques Keller (bis 1980 Abidjan, danach Rheinfelden). Die Zuordnung der Ba

Weibliche Figur, "waka sona" ("blolo-bla") Baule, Côte d’Ivoire Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Glasperlen. H 43,5 cm. Provenienz: Sandro Bocola (1931-2022), Zürich. „Ohne schö

African Senufo Seated Female Figure, Ivory Coast. Carved wood. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1972 from Pierre Verite, Galerie Carrefour, 141 Bloul

A FINE GURO/BAULE CARVED WOOD MASK, IVORY COAST, WEST AFRICA, of oval shape, with forehead centering a vertical raised line scarification flanked by curved notch and line hairstyle details, above arch

wood, base H: 35,5 cm, H: 14,0 inch Provenance: Fernand Devèze (1895-1962), Avignon, France (before 1950) Aguttes, Drouot, Paris, 20 Novembre 2009, lot 245 AHDRC: 0128045 Continent: Africa

African Baule Mask, Ivory Coast. Carved wood. On stand. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1972 from R. Duperrier, Antiquites & Arts Primitifs, 14, rue

African Baule Mask, Ivory Coast. Carved wood. On stand. Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased 1972 from R. Duperrier, Antiquites & Arts Primitifs, 14, rue des Beaux-A

African Baule Comb, Ivory Coast. Carved wood. On stand. Provenance: Ex. Estate Collection Isadore and Nancy Marder, Philadelphia; purchased in 1972 from Rene Rasmussen, AAA, 38, rue de Seine, Paris, F

A standing wooden figure with rectangular shaped open body. Ivory Coast, Attie. Africa. 20th century. 22 1/4"h x 5"w x 4 1/8"d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpso