A male, Beté sculpture, Ivory Coast, collected in the region of Guiberoua, feet shoulder width apart, strong legs with wide calves, carved around the knees, the male genitalia exposed, the stomach is round with a defined navel, above the navel is scarification marks, the pectorals strong extend to muscular arms with supinated hands painted white; the neck is thick and has scarification on each side, the face narrow compared to the neck and has small features, the mouth is painted white; the prominent forehead is accentuated by the three large cornrows on the head, Signs of Use. Certificate of origin and Provenance.

Further literature:

Le Corneur et Roudillon, Coll Kamer, Qualité, 1975,
Berjonneau, Sonnery et allii, Chefs-d'œuvre inédits de l'Afrique noire, 1987,Rivière et Lehuard, Art Africain, 1991,
Bete figures and a selection of Guro figures, The Africa albums, 1996,
Boyer, Girard et Rivière, A rts premiers de Côte d'Ivoire, 1997, p. 56-
Bassani, Africa. Capolavori da un continente, 2003,
Falgayrettes-Leveau, Signes du corps, 2004,
Bassani, Arts of Africa. 7000 ans d'art africain, 2005,
Neyt, Trésors de Côte d’Ivoire, 2014,

A male, Beté sculpture, Ivory Coast, collected in the region of Guiberoua, feet shoulder width apart, strong legs with wide calves, carved around the knees, the male genitalia exposed, the stomach is round with a defined navel, above the navel is scarification marks, the pectorals strong extend to muscular arms with supinated hands painted white; the neck is thick and has scarification on each side, the face narrow compared to the neck and has small features, the mouth is painted white; the prominent forehead is accentuated by the three large cornrows on the head, Signs of Use. Certificate of origin and Provenance.

Further literature:

Le Corneur et Roudillon, Coll Kamer, Qualité, 1975,
Berjonneau, Sonnery et allii, Chefs-d'œuvre inédits de l'Afrique noire, 1987,Rivière et Lehuard, Art Africain, 1991,
Bete figures and a selection of Guro figures, The Africa albums, 1996,
Boyer, Girard et Rivière, A rts premiers de Côte d'Ivoire, 1997, p. 56-
Bassani, Africa. Capolavori da un continente, 2003,
Falgayrettes-Leveau, Signes du corps, 2004,
Bassani, Arts of Africa. 7000 ans d'art africain, 2005,
Neyt, Trésors de Côte d’Ivoire, 2014,

Grup etnic/ cultură
Bete, Bété.
Țara de proveniență
Coasta de Fildeș
Material
Lemn
Sold with stand
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Stare
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Înălțime
104 cm
Greutate
9 kg

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Très belle et grande statue avec belle patine . Arrivée ce jour très bien emballée et protégée ... MERCI BEAUCOUP .......A+

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Very happy with my purchase. This rather large and heavy item arrived very securely packaged.

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Bel objet très atypique parfaitement bien arrivé. Belle et étonnante sculpture réalisée dans un seul morceau de bois. Très belle réalisation. Très bon emballage, très soigné. Merci.

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everything impeccable. thank you, it was a pleasure to collaborate

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Solid shipping and a beautiful sculpture; many thanks-Vielen Dank!

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