Ancient and very beautiful male Waka sona statuette. Probably a husband of the beyond blolo bian, with a straight nose and symmetrical eyes in a circular arc, wearing a beard, arrow-shaped temporal scarifications and other important keloids on the forehead, shoulders and chest; he is standing upright on an elaborate circular stool, all of these elements testifying to a very ancient tradition. He wears two ivory bracelets on his left arm, one on top of the other, as was also an ancient custom. Baule, Ivory Coast Wood, string and beads, trace of kaolin or rice powder, very beautiful patina of use. H. 39 cm Provenance : Christian Debenest Collection Publication: Sale Pierre Bergé & Associés - La Collection d'un Amateur - April 8, 2016, lot 129