Description: code: 2024-II-GD a carved wooden vessel with lid and a standing figure, known as a mouse oracle box with two compartments and a mouse hole, a: GBéKRé Séfrom the Baule / Baoule / Bawule People, Cote d'Ivoire, Africa,with, to one side, a fine carved figure, sculpted like a statuette of a mystical spouse - blolo bian, with a typical Akan hairstyle, arms and hands behind the body, the head slightly upwards and seems to observe the divinatory process,the container with relief carved, geometric decoration, the lid is attached to the body with a piece of rope, it has a metal bottom plate,age: early to mid 20th Century, condition: signs of age and handling, nice patina, stable, some wood cracks, scratches, dents, at three points the bottom rim / ring has losses- do see all the pictures, they are part of the description - max. height circa 27,5 cm / 10.8 inch,max. width circa: 21 cm / 8.2 inch, diameter bottom circa: 18,5 cm / 7.2 inchweight circa: 1822 gr. provenance: a private Dutch collection of African tribal art, collected since 1960 please know: we are no experts on the subject of tribal art, we have done some limited, un-professional research, trying to attribute this object to a land, country, tribe or people and judge the age to the best we could - do judge for yourself the tribal affilation and the correct age - we are selling this item "as is" and we will not accept returns if the buyer finds that we are wrong concerning these matters. free world wide shipping:- this means the shipping costs are included with the sale price- you will be ordering registrated shipment by PostNL from The Netherlands, EU- only according to their conditions and destinations- with insurance offered by PostNL for loss during shipment- shipment out of the EU will be under Incoterm DAP and HS code 970531 we are: delta 98 den haag,The Netherlands, EUregistrated at Chambers of Commerce in The Netherlands / KvK Haaglanden: file 27133335
Price: 1600 USD
Location: 's-Gravenhage
End Time: 2024-08-10T06:16:02.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Color: Brown
Original/Reproduction: Original
Material: Wood
Height: 27,5 cm / 10.8"
Tribe: Baule
