A very elegant statuette (waka sona) depicting a figure wearing an old-style colonial helmet with scarification marks on the face, neck and lower back. Baule, Côte d'Ivoire, acquired in Bouaké Height: 34cm Wood, kaolin, visible erosion (xylophages) and beautiful black-tinted patina. Provenance: Jacques Viault Jacques Viault Collection
Live Thursday 28 November 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 10

A very elegant statuette (waka sona) depicting a figure wearing an old-style colonial helmet with scarification marks on the face, neck and lower back. Baule, Côte d'Ivoire, acquired in Bouaké Height: 34cm Wood, kaolin, visible erosion (xylophages) and beautiful black-tinted patina. Provenance: Jacques Viault Jacques Viault Collection

Result
€780
Buyer's premium
30%
A very elegant statuette (waka sona) depicting a figure wearing an old-style colonial helmet with scarification marks on the face, neck and lower back. Baule, Côte d'Ivoire, acquired in Bouaké Height: 34cm Wood, kaolin, visible erosion (xylophages) and beautiful black-tinted patina. Provenance: Jacques Viault Jacques Viault Collection
Sale
ARTS D'AFRIQUE ET D'OCÉANIE
Thursday 28 November 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris