Statue
Baule figures may serve as resting places for nature spirits (asie usu) and spirit spouses (blolo bian), Both types of spirits must be offered figures of beautiful human beings or they will refuse to reside within a figure.
Informations complémentaires :
- Pays & Régions : Côte d'Ivoire
- Type d'objet : Statuaire
- Thème : Figures assises
- Aire Culturelle :
- Lieu :
- Provenance : Musuem credit: The Stanley Collection of African Art at The University of Iowa Museum of Art (Stanley:253); Photo credit: photo by Ecco Hart
- Bibliographie, Expositions :
- Caractéristiques : Material: wood Size: h 26"
Akan, Baoulé, Bois, Côte d'Ivoire, Figures assises, Statuaire