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Baule Ivory Coast sculpture "Woman & Child"

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Baule Ivory Coast sculpture  Woman & Child

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Auction Date:2013 Mar 19 @ 15:00 (UTC-4 : AST/EDT)
Location:1416 East Linden Ave, Linden, New Jersey, 07036, United States
Ivory Coast, Africa. Wooden sculpture. Classicaly carved figures such as this "Mother & Child" among the Baule are known as "Waka Sran," meaning 'Person of the Wood'. The figure embodies a number of symbolic elements as shrine figure; she is a 'mother' and for the diviner she is a place of residence for the spirit of the bush to reside, ready to be called upon by the diviner. Advised by the bush spirit( asye usu), the diviner will determine the reason that a woman is barren & direct her as to what she must do to bear children. It is the energy & power of the bush spirits that create & give life that are contacted by the diviner & directed to the woman. Approx. 24" H.