gbèkré Wood, ritual patination height 22 3/4in (60.5cm) Provenance Private Collection, Côte D'Ivoire Belgian Private Collection Baule trance diviners own standing monkeys as receptacles for spirits called mbra that are believed to enter the diviner during trances. Owning a gbèkré enhances the diviner's reputation. The present work is in the classic form which typically exhibits much tension and power, the legs are bent and the knees pointed, the egg cup held at the front of the chest with both hands, the rounded head with long mouth with squared jaw line, slightly open to reveal the rows of sharp teeth; encrusted throughout.
gbèkré Wood, ritual patination height 22 3/4in (60.5cm) Provenance Private Collection, Côte D'Ivoire Belgian Private Collection Baule trance diviners own standing monkeys as receptacles for spirits called mbra that are believed to enter the diviner during trances. Owning a gbèkré enhances the diviner's reputation. The present work is in the classic form which typically exhibits much tension and power, the legs are bent and the knees pointed, the egg cup held at the front of the chest with both hands, the rounded head with long mouth with squared jaw line, slightly open to reveal the rows of sharp teeth; encrusted throughout.
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