Online catalogue for the 60th tribal art auction
121 Mask "gu"
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Ivory Coast, Guro
wood, mat, partly encrusted patina, remains of pigments, of oval form with harmonical facial features, a smiling mouth with single carved wooden teeth, crowned by a crested coiffure, pierced around the rim, traces of insect caused damage, slight signs of abrasion, on metal base; along with "zauli", a grotesque animal mask with long horns and "zamble", whose face should remind of a leopard or a crocodile, "gu" forms one mask family. "Gu" is always presented as a young woman, who is considered to be "zambles" wife. During the masquerade she appears after the two zoomorphic masks, accompanied by flutes, moving slowly and charming.
H: 33 cm
H: 13 inch
Provenance
Gallery Lemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Coll. Gerard Schapperkotter, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
GVR Archives Registration No.
0020317
Literature
Homberger, Lorenz, Fischer, Eberhard, Die Kunst der Guro, Elfenbeinküste, Museum Rietberg, Zürich 1985, p. 171 ff.
Price: 2500 - 4500 €
122 Heddle pulley
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Ivory Coast, Jimini
wood, dark brown patina, horseshoe-shaped corpus, crowned by a zoomorphic head with horns and tribe-typical facial features, bobbin missing, min. dam., rep., slight signs of abrasion, on wooden base; the weaver who uses traditional methods employs so-called heddle pulleys to guide the cotton thread. They are decorated with motifs taken from the ancestral cult or tribal symbols.
H: 15,5 cm
H: 6.1 inch
Literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Weaving in Africa, South of the Sahara, München 1987, p. 222
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123 Heddle pulley
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Ivory Coast, Jimini
light brown wood, brown patina, horseshoe-shaped corpus, crowned by a mask face with horns, min. dam., rep. (right horn), slight signs of abrasion, bobbin missing, on metal base
H: 15,5 cm
H: 6.1 inch
Provenance
Private Collection, Brussels (1964)
Literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Weaving in Africa, South of the Sahara, München 1987, p. 222
Price: 400 - 700 €
124 Small figure
Ivory Coast, Kulango
wood, shiny, blackish brown patina, the hands resting in front of the chest, the arms forming a square-like frame, a long columnar neck with scarification marks supporting an oval head with pointed chin, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, on wooden base
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany
Price: 800 - 1500 €
125 Seated figure
Ivory Coast, Kulango
wood, black patina, encrusted in some areas, with symmetrical arranged limbs sitting on a stool, a columnar neck supporting a narrow head with flattened facial plane and a voluminous projecting coiffure, eyes and side-parting accentuated by indigo blue paint, slightly dam., cracks, missing parts (both foot tips), paint rubbed off; the small ethnical group of the Kulango belongs to the Volta peoples, living on the northeastern Ivory coast, south of the Lobi, east of the Jimini and north of the Agni and Abron. Their geographical position is reflected in their works of art, which mainly reveal Akan influences, as is the case with present figure. Characteristic for the Kulango is the accentuation of the mostly blackened objects with white or blue paint.
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Provenance
Galerie Inge Hett, Berlin, Germany
Literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 239
Price: 1800 - 3500 €
126 Miniature mask
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Ivory Coast, Ngere
wood, brown patina, of oval form, slightly asymmetrical facial features, pierced eyes and mouth, the structure of the surface showing insect caused damage, acrylic base
H: 8 cm
H: 3.1 inch
Price: 400 - 900 €
127 Heddle pulley
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Ivory Coast, Senufo
wood, shiny, blackish brown patina, remains of kaolin, flattened corpus in the shape of a horse shoe, decorated with incised ornaments, crowned by a human head with elaborate, tribe-typical facial features, complete with bobbin, fissures, slight signs of abrasion, on wooden base
H: 17 cm
H: 6.7 inch
Provenance
Kim Redlich, Düsseldorf, Germany
Literature
Förster, Till, Die Kunst der Senufo aus Schweizer Sammlungen, Museum Rietberg, Zürich 1988, p. 48 f.
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128 Pounder figure "deble"
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Ivory Coast, Senufo
wood, middle brown patina, traces of black paint, slender body with elongated limbs, both hands strut from the body, accentuating the gender, the head showing the typical delicate facial features, dominated by a massive coiffure, slightly dam.
H: 85 cm
H: 33.5 inch
Provenance
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland
Literature
Burkhard, Gottschalk, Senufo - Unbekannte Schätze aus privaten Sammlungen, Düsseldorf 2009, p. 172 f.
Price: 3300 - 6500 €
129 Standing female figure "deble"
Ivory Coast, Senufo
wood, blackish brown patina, traces of camwood powder, a high towering slender body with elongated arms, both hands in a typical protective gesture resting aside the accentuated navel, incised scarification marks, carved with a kind of belt and bracelets, slightly dam., minor missing parts (coiffure), cracks, traces of weathering (base), paint rubbed off, on base
H: 81 cm
H: 31.9 inch
Provenance
Coll. Karl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, Germany
Literature
Förster, Till, Die Kunst der Senufo aus Schweizer Sammlungen, Museum Rietberg, Zürich 1988, p. 71, ill. 51
Burkhard, Gottschalk, Senufo - Unbekannte Schätze aus privaten Sammlungen, Düsseldorf 2009, ill. 183
Price: 2500 - 5000 €
130 Standing male figure "pombibele"
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Ivory Coast, Senufo
light brown wood, brown patina, with bulky legs rising from a cylindrical base, surmounted by a rather small head, showing tribe-typical facial features, pierced ears and forehead crest, min. dam., cracks, slight signs of abrasion, on base; the Senufo, scattered over the north of Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Mali, are a farming tribe. They developed an artistic vocabulary linked to the earth and to fecundity. The world of the Senufo is ruled by the important secret society of the "poro", based on a caste system of age and initiation. The latter takes place in three stages, each of seven years. Linking rites of passage and esoteric learning, the "poro" is at once an order and an authoritarian system, magical theatre and mysterious in its initiations. Their ceremonies take place in the sacred wood, a circular clearing in the forest where objects from the cult are kept. The Senufo themselves call these figures "pombibele" which means "children of the Poro". They are used by men's and women's secret societies in the context of commemorative funeral and initiation rites. They were renamed rhythm-pounders in Western literature since it has been reported that young initiates would swing the statue slowly from side to side, striking the ground in a synchronized beat with the drums and horns. Apart from that, the figures were placed near the "kpaala", a big wooden shelter, which every initiation centre of a village had.
H: 88 cm
H: 34.6 inch
Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
GVR Archives Registration No.
0070644
Literature
Burkhard, Gottschalk, Senufo - Unbekannte Schätze aus privaten Sammlungen, Düsseldorf 2009, p. 188
Förster, Till, Die Kunst der Senufo aus Schweizer Sammlungen, Museum Rietberg, Zürich 1988, p. 71 ff.
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