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A Blolo Bla wooden Spirit Spouse highly stylised female figure that includes a highly ornamental coiffure; she stands tall and clasps onto her breasts, legs seemingly at an angle but lands on flat, large feet. The Baule believe that they resided in the spirit world prior to entering the world.
Artist or creator
Date
20th century (early)
Location
Notes on photograph
Bibliographic Citation
African Masteworks in the Detroit Institute of Arts, by Michael Kan, Roy Sieber, David W. Penney, Mary Nooter Roberts and Helen M, Shannon, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London
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