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THBIvory Coast Baule 23K Gold-Foil Wood Figure, Sika Blawa
Lot 46c
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring works of art from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a non-profit focused on promoting Indigenous Arts globally. All proceeds from the sale of these items will support future grants to Rehoming Program participants. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
Featuring works of art from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a non-profit focused on promoting Indigenous Arts globally. All proceeds from the sale of these items will support future grants to Rehoming Program participants. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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West Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule culture, ca. 19th century CE. An opulent gold-leafed wood female figure known as a sika blawa - a prestige object created for public display - distinguished by its exaggerated head and stylized anatomical features. The surface is sheathed in high-purity gold foil, tested at 96% to 98% (equivalent to over 23K), with added elements including a cotton and yarn loincloth and a yarn necklace. Incised geometric crosshatching and scarification motifs are revealed where the foil has been pressed into etched grooves in the wood. Areas where the gold has worn away expose the aged wooden substrate. The coiffure, stylized facial features, and compact bodily proportions reflect Baule ideals of beauty and ancestral significance. Figures of this kind were traditionally associated with the authority of chiefs or the public expression of family status, and were employed in ceremonial contexts. Size: 2" W x 8" H (5.1 cm x 20.3 cm); gold quality: 96% to 98% (equivalent to 23K+)
Provenance: Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; ex- Ralph T. Coe personal collection; acquired in 2005 from Taylor Dale (TAD) Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
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#196054Losses to gold foil as shown. The verso of the head's surface has been repaired with several pieces of gold foil reattached with adhesive. Base has a stable pressure fissure.Condition
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