GOURO, Ivory Coast.
GOURO, Ivory Coast. Hardwood, dark patina. Statue depicting a woman standing in a hieratic pose, her hands drawn back on either side of her navel, evoking fertility, motherhood, and the continuity of the lineage. First third of the 20th century. H. 34.5 cm. (Minor damage and losses; erosion stabilized).
GOURO, Ivory Coast. Hardwood, dark patina. Statue depicting a woman standing in a hieratic pose, her hands drawn back on either side of her navel, evoking fertility, motherhood, and the continuity of the lineage. First third of the 20th century. H. 34.5 cm. (Minor damage and losses; erosion stabilized).
