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Important African, Oceanic and American Tribal Art

October 23, 2010

Lot: 72Lot: 74

A set of Baule divinatory figures; Baule, Ivory Coast.
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A set of Baule divinatory figures; Baule, Ivory Coast.
LOT 73

A set of Baule divinatory figures; Baule, Ivory Coast.



Estimate: $1,800.00 - $2,200.00
Realized: $700

A set of Baule divinatory figures; Baule, Ivory Coast. The figures made as "bush figures' commemorating spirits that would act as a hunter or diviner's tutelaries; heavily encrusted with small animal skulls above the heads. Well carved and finely balanced.
Provenance: A private NY collection. H. 14 1/2"