VINTAGE AFRICAN BAULE MALE WOODEN FIGURE STANDING ON RECTANGLE BASE. VOLUMINOUS LEGS SPREAD APART, LOIN CLOTH AROUND WAIST AND MAGNIFICENT COIFFURE. CLASSIC BAULE CICATRIX MARKINGS ON BODY SURFACE AND FACE. SOME EROSION ON CHEST AND ABOVE EYE AND OTHER SIGNS OF IMPERFECTIONS DUE TO AGEING AND LONG TERM STORAGE. FIGURE MEASURES 18 3/4 INCHES IN HEIGHT. ORIGINALLY PURCHASED 1980 IN COTE d IVOIRE AND APPRAISED IN 1993.

Appraised Value: $10,000.00 *

* Special Note: Carving comes from a collection which has been in storage for over 25 years. Collection was appraised in 1993 by a member of the American Society of Appraisers and winning bidder will get a copy of the appraisal. Auction company makes no assumptions as to the validity and accuracy of the appraisal which is supplied for informational purpose only. 

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