African Baule statue Mother with Childs, Ivory Coast mid XXem Wooden sculpture with a light

Wooden sculpture with a light brown patina of a remarkable "Cubist" stylization and a surprising modernism

brass and recently reupholstered in white sheep wool skin

3 pairs available

TABLE LAMP designed by Carl Fagerlund for Orrefors

and his designs were often decorated with perforated patterns

African Baule statue Mother with Childs, Ivory Coast mid XXem Wooden sculpture with a lightAfrican Baule statue Mother with child, Ivory Coast mid XXe century. Depth : 22 cm Width : 30 cm Height : 68 cm. Provenance: Swedish private collection, from the 1980s. Then inherited within the family. Beautiful Baule mother figure seated on a traditional stool, holding two Childs in her arms. The face, with its fine features, is sculpted in medium relief, the contact points marked with a shiny patina. Beautiful headdress composed of three braids.