unknown Master of BAULE
Cote d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Wood, H 56 cm & 53 cm / 22 in. & 20.9 in.
Prov.: Collection Karl William Heiss, coll. 2008
This seated couple represents the bush spirits of which a person might be possessed until an altar has been erected for them. The white spots all over the figures indicate sacrificial patina.
The delicate patterns in the face and hairdress are especially remarkable and demonstrate the highly developed carving skills of the Baule.
