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This carved fertility figure with its deep red torso and scarified detailing offers striking beauty and ancestral symbolism from West Africa.
Cultural/Design Context:
Baule fertility figures serve as symbolic protectors and blessings for women. These hand-carved forms often include long torsos, high crested coiffures, and engraved details symbolizing beauty, maturity, and status. They may be displayed, cherished, or offered during rites of passage.
Visual Details:
The figure presents a red-painted torso with geometric scarification near the navel and chest. Her head is topped with a tall natural-finish crest carved with etched triangle motifs. The elongated form rests on a flared black base. The face features white dot eyes and a poised expression.
How to Use/Display:
A unique statement sculpture ideal for shelves, tabletops, or entry niches. Great for tribal, rustic, or symbolic spiritual decor.
Origin & Materials:
• Baule cultural influence
• Hand-carved wood
• Red and natural pigment
• Tribal scarification
• Flared geometric crest
• Artisan detail
• Decorative use
• One-of-a-kind
• Symbolic fertility figure
Measurements:
• Height: 38.5 cm / 15.16 in
• Width: 8.4 cm / 3.31 in
Shipping Note:
Stand not included. Ships tracked and padded.
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Africa fertility statue with red torso and scarification baule tribal female figure hand carved wood sculpture rustic gift for her art-G5524
$82.00
Sale price
$82.00
Regular price
$112.00
Cultural/Design Context:
Baule fertility figures serve as symbolic protectors and blessings for women. These hand-carved forms often include long torsos, high crested coiffures, and engraved details symbolizing beauty, maturity, and status. They may be displayed, cherished, or offered during rites of passage.
Visual Details:
The figure presents a red-painted torso with geometric scarification near the navel and chest. Her head is topped with a tall natural-finish crest carved with etched triangle motifs. The elongated form rests on a flared black base. The face features white dot eyes and a poised expression.
How to Use/Display:
A unique statement sculpture ideal for shelves, tabletops, or entry niches. Great for tribal, rustic, or symbolic spiritual decor.
Origin & Materials:
• Baule cultural influence
• Hand-carved wood
• Red and natural pigment
• Tribal scarification
• Flared geometric crest
• Artisan detail
• Decorative use
• One-of-a-kind
• Symbolic fertility figure
Measurements:
• Height: 38.5 cm / 15.16 in
• Width: 8.4 cm / 3.31 in
Shipping Note:
Stand not included. Ships tracked and padded.
Listed with ExportYourStore.com