Description:

A BAULE CARVED WOOD STANDING FEMALE FIGURE, IVORY COAST, WEST AFRICA, with a rounded forehead above a serene facial expression and traditional features including tribal scarification details, beneath an upswept hairstyle over sides of tapering stepped rows terminating on a cylindrical neck, enclosing delicate scarifications that continue above the pointed breasts and protruding navel omphalos, flanked by gently bent arms and standing on bent muscular legs, ending on delineated feet incorporating a shaped oval plinth, a fine slight glossy black patina throughout. raised on a rectangular wood base. NOTE: This Baule figure once formed part of the collection amassed by Percy Straus Sr. of New York City in the early 20th Century. Height: 20 3/4"

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November 8, 2015 1:00 PM CST
Houston, TX, US

Simpson Galleries, LLC

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