Online catalogue for the 53rd tribal art auction

191 Standing figure

This object is not available any more.

Mali, Dogon

wood, encrusted greyish brown patina, short legs, amalgamated with the base, supporting an elongated cylindrical trunk which is flanked by long arms, carved close to the body, disc-shaped shoulders and fluted neck carrying a helmet-shaped head without facial features, slightly dam., minor missing parts, abrasion, on trapezoid base

H: 23 m
H: 23 m

Provenance
Coll. Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden (member of the Cobra-Group)

Price: 700 - 1000 €

192 Mask "satimbe"

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Mali, Dogon

wood, encrusted brown patina, of narrow form with two small horns, a slightly protruding face with a deepened rectangular eye zone, crowned by a sitting female figure with tribe-typical facial features, the forearms originally affixed by nails are missing, min. dam., cracks, signs of abrasion; the carvers of Dogon masks wore their own masks during ritual performances. The costume consisted of fibers covering nearly the whole body. The mask should catch and control the vital force, which could become dangerous when being allowed to roam around.

H: 74,5 cm
H: 29.3 inch

Literature
Bilot, Alain, Masques du pays Dogon, Paris 2001, p. 141
Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Die Kunst der Dogon, Museum Rietberg Zürich 1995, p. 127

Price: 4000 - 6000 €

193 Ape mask

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Mali, Dogon

wood, dark brown patina, residues of white and blue pigments, of oval form with a superimposed apes face, beneath a slightly bulging forehead there is a deepened facial plane with rectangular open worked eyes flanking a small nose, a pointed opened mouth underneath, min. dam., cracks, signs of abrasion, small missing parts, on base, rare ! while the sculptures are carved by the blacksmiths, the masks are carved by young men of the "awa" society. All the masks belong to the "awa" societies and appear during the "dama" burial ceremonies. Those are held every two or three years to honour the deceased. They are depicting animals, objects or humans and are made of plant fibres, fabric or wood.

H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch

Provenance
Coll. Daniel David, Paris, France
Christophe Davoigneau, Paris France

Literature
Bilot, Alain, Masques du pays Dogon, Paris 2001, p. 90 f.
Laude, Jean, African Art of the Dogon, New York 1973, ill. 94

Price: 8000 - 12000 €

194 Mask "kanaga"

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Mali, Dogon

light brown wood, kaolin, blackened in parts, metal clips, of slender form, the facial plane with elongated, open worked eye-zone, crowned by a crest in form of a double cross, min. dam., missing parts, small fissures, insect caused damage; "kanaga" masks represent a bird "kommolo tebu", which has been killed by a mystic hunter.

H: 118 cm
H: 46.5 inch

Literature
Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Die Kunst der Dogon, Museum Rietberg Zürich 1995, p. 124

Price: 600 - 900 €

195 Standing figure

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Mali, Dogon

light brown wood, middle brown partly shiny patina, rising from shortened legs with bulky thighs, a long cylindrical torso with a protruding navel and angular shoulders merging into long free worked arms, the big hands are resting on the hips, a columnar neck is surmounted by an oval head with a broad chin, beneath a slightly bulging forehead with a headband there are circular protruding eyes flanking a bulky nose, an oval mouth and a chin-beard underneath, netlike raised scarification marks on the temples, min. dam., small missing parts (feet, beard), insect caused damage, cracks, on wooden base; according to Ezra the Dogon place their figures on a number of altars devoted to real or mythological ancestors. But only few of this altars could be explored or pictured en detail, nor are there informations how to identify the depicted.

H: 43,5 cm
H: 17.1 inch

Provenance
Private Collection, Los Angeles, USA

Literature
Hélene, Leloup, Dogon Statuary, Strassburg 1994, pl. 18
Laude, Jean, African Art of the Dogon, New York 1973, ill. 63
Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Die Kunst der Dogon, Museum Rietberg Zürich 1995, p. 49

Price: 10000 - 15000 €

196 Receptacle with lid

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Mali, Dogon

wood, blackened, a disc-shaped base, carved with four angled legs which are supporting a cylindrical receptacle, closable by a half-spherical lid with plug-like handle, on the outside decorated with linear incised lines, slightly dam., cracks, minor missing parts

H: 41,5 cm
H: 16.3 inch

Sold.

197 Sitting figure

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Mali, Dogon, Area of Senou

wood, dark brown patina, rising from a circular base, enthroned on a simple stool, a cylindrical upper part of the body with broad shoulders merging into free worked arms, the right forearm raised with a piercing in its hand, crowned by an oval head with drilled pupils and a crested coiffure with neck plait, min. dam., cracks, slight signs of abrasion, small missing parts, on wooden base; figures like these were sacrificed with liquids of burnt plants in order to protect them from vermin. It probably served to protect fertility and to secure the endurance of the community.

H: 36,5 cm
H: 14.4 inch

Provenance
Harlin Rander, Tennessee, USA

Literature
Schmidt, Johann-Karl (hg.), Dogon-Die Meisterwerke der Skulptur, Stuttgart 1998, p. 99
Hélene, Leloup, Dogon Statuary, Strassburg 1994, ill. 96

Price: 4000 - 6000 €

198 Male figure

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Mali, Dogon

light brown wood, encrusted greyish brown patina, rising from fragmentary legs, an elongated slender torso with protruding navel is flanked by long arms with the hands resting on the hips, surmounted by a conical head with simplified facial features and a chin beard, dam., insect caused damage, missing parts (both legs), on base; these figures are probably protective spirits.

H: 39,5 cm
H: 15.6 inch

Provenance
Ferry Herrebrugh, Amstelveen, The Netherlands

Literature
Dogon sculpture, Symbols of a mythical universe, Ausst.kat. Hillwood Art Museum, New York, 1997

Price: 2000 - 3000 €

199 Pangolin

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Mali, Dogon

wood, dull dark brown patina, standing quadruped with a long tail, a slightly curved back and a simplified head, altogether of very stylized forms, min. dam., slight signs of abrasion

L: 24 cm; H: 4 cm
L: 9.4 inch; H: 1.6 inch

Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium

Sold.

200 Standing figure "nommo"

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Mali, Dogon

light brown wood, brown partly encrusted patina, rising from a high nearly circular base, a long cylindrical upper part of the body with accentuated navel, carved with rings, sloping shoulders merging into raised arms, an oval head with stylized facial features and crested coiffure inbetween, dam., cracks, slight signs of abrasion, small missing parts, on wooden base; the theme of raised arms is related to a number of mythic elements. The "nommo" ancestor lifts his arms up to the sky to beg for rain or forgiveness. He is also represented during his sacrifice, crucified on a tree with his hands above the head.

H: 86 cm
H: 33.9 inch

Provenance
Coll. Agnes Harap, Cologne, Germany

Literature
Laude, Jean, African Art of the Dogon, New York 1973, p. 72

Price: 8000 - 12000 €