Potomo Waka slingshot - Baule - Ivory Coast - SOLD
Fronds and slingshots of traditional African art
The traditional slingshots are found at Baoule. They are often figurative, the lack often being endowed with one or more representations of heads or even a complete body inspired by their artistic corpus. There are also Senoufo, Lobi, etc.
In Africa, the Baoule are renowned for the quality and finesse of their sculpture, composed mainly of statues and an extremely rich variety of masks, but also many everyday objects or related to ceremonies. This small object is here surmounted by a representation of kneeling female carved with care. We observe in fact the detail worn to the headdress, the neck, the chest, the limbs, in short the whole character.
This African sling Potomo Waka has been sold, visit our art gallery to find others.
17 x 6 cm
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Circa 1970
- Size
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection France
Fronds and slingshots of traditional African art
The traditional slingshots are found at Baoule. They are often figurative, the lack often being endowed with one or more representations of heads or even a complete body inspired by their artistic corpus. There are also Senoufo, Lobi, etc.
In Africa, the Baoule are renowned for the quality and finesse of their sculpture, composed mainly of statues and an extremely rich variety of masks, but also many everyday objects or related to ceremonies. This small object is here surmounted by a representation of kneeling female carved with care. We observe in fact the detail worn to the headdress, the neck, the chest, the limbs, in short the whole character.
This African sling Potomo Waka has been sold, visit our art gallery to find others.
17 x 6 cm