blolo bla Wood, pigment height 19in (48cm) Provenance French Private Collection Standing on feet with clearly delineated finger-like toes, the proportionally small legs are elegantly carved in the round with muscular calves, slightly bent at the knees adding to the grace and balance of the overall presentation; the elongated torso with diminutive breasts is decorated with raised cicatrice in squared patterns above each breast and concentric lines below; the hands with clearly defined long fingers rest peacefully on the abdomen, framing the protruding navel; the powerful, cylindrical neck with bands of vertical cicatrice decor support her spherical head with classic Baule facial features, including arched brows over coffee-bean eyes with heavy lids, linear nose, slightly protruding lips and cicatrice elements as accents; and, of course, no exquisite Baule sculptural figure would be complete without an elaborate, finely incised coiffure; smooth, blackened and reflective patina with wear and encrustations indicative of much traditional care and use.
blolo bla Wood, pigment height 19in (48cm) Provenance French Private Collection Standing on feet with clearly delineated finger-like toes, the proportionally small legs are elegantly carved in the round with muscular calves, slightly bent at the knees adding to the grace and balance of the overall presentation; the elongated torso with diminutive breasts is decorated with raised cicatrice in squared patterns above each breast and concentric lines below; the hands with clearly defined long fingers rest peacefully on the abdomen, framing the protruding navel; the powerful, cylindrical neck with bands of vertical cicatrice decor support her spherical head with classic Baule facial features, including arched brows over coffee-bean eyes with heavy lids, linear nose, slightly protruding lips and cicatrice elements as accents; and, of course, no exquisite Baule sculptural figure would be complete without an elaborate, finely incised coiffure; smooth, blackened and reflective patina with wear and encrustations indicative of much traditional care and use.
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