Lot n° 28
Estimation :
8000 - 12000
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 9 100EUR
△ Baule or Gbekre dogfish - Lot 28
△ Baule or Gbekre dogfish
Ivory Coast
Wood with sacrificial patina
H. 52 cm
Among the Baoule people, there was a fundamental opposition between the world of the village and its people, and the bush, the domain of the spirits. To win the favor of the cynocephalus, whose legendary wrath is fatal to plantations, this farming people created effigies in their image, with hands holding out a small dish to receive offerings.
The Durand-Ruel gbekre is a superb early example of this type of statuary. Its thick sacrificial patina shows the importance it was given during protection rituals.
Provenance :
- Galerie Valluet, Paris
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