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STATUE DE L'ESPRIT A-TSHOL, BAGA,<br />

Guinée<br />

Ce type de statue est placé sur l'autel de chaque clan gardé par l'homme le plus ancien de chaque famille. Il a une<br />

base circulaire supportant une grande tête au menton ressemblant à un bec d'oiseau.<br />

Bois sculpté et incisé.<br />

L. 91 CM ; 35 3/4 IN<br />

10 000/12 000<br />

Provenance : Collection Pascal Alcan Legrand. Paris.<br />

Bibliographie : Lamp Frederick, Museum for African art (New York), Baltimore museum of art, Art of the Baga : a drama of cultural<br />

reinvention, éd. Museum for African Art, Prestel, 1996.<br />

An A-Tshol spirit figure, Baga, Guinea.

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