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Lot 171
CÔTE D‘IVOIRE, BAULE
258 Stehende weibliche Figur
„blolo bla“
Holz, Pigmente, lehmartige Masse,
Sockel
Standing female figure „blolo bla“
wood, pigments, clay-like mass, base
H: 38,5 cm
Provenance
German Private Collection
€ 3.000 - 5.000
In case of problems the diviners are
consulted. They are the ones who
tell the people that they have to
order the carving of a „blolo“ figure
in order to get their problems
solved.
These characters „blolo bla“
(female) and „blolo bian“ (male)
were usually kept on a small altar
in the bedroom, and sacrifices such
as coins or eggs were offered to
them.
In order to gain the help of the
„otherworldly partners“, the figures
had to be as appealing as possible,
designed in accordance with the
Baule‘s common ideals of beauty
and richly decorated with scarifica-
tion marks.