Online catalogue for the 60th tribal art auction
91 Standing female figure
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Mossi
wood, red patina, traces of black paint, encrusted with clay, a strong body, marked by massive, slanting shoulders and elongated arms arranged aside the body, the crowning head showing geometrical features, linear incised scarifications contouring the face, band tattoos on the cheeks, the eyes inset with metal tags, slightly dam., missing parts because of insect caused damage (coiffure, both feet), on base; while masks exclusively were used in rural areas, the figural sculptures belonged to the scope of the sovereigns, the "nakomsé". Present figure presumably representing an ancestor figure. Such figures are guarded and protected by Mossi chiefs and they are kept in special ancestral houses "kimse roogo". These nude figures represent the political power of the Mossi chiefs. When exposed to public view once a year, they were clothed in fabric.
H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch
Provenance
Old Private Collection, France
Literature
Roy, Christopher, Art of the Upper Volta Rivers, Paris 1987, p. 158 f.
Förster, Till, Skulptur in Westafrika, Masken und Figuren aus Burkina Faso, Freiburg im Breisgau 1995, p. 23
Price: 4500 - 8000 €
92 Standing male figure
Burkina Faso, Mossi
heavy wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, a long-legged slender body with sloping shoulders and overlength arms, dam., rep. (left arm), the left hand missing, as well as a part of the right hand, minor missing parts (neck, head, left heel), on base; big figures could replace the body of a deceased chief at funeral ceremonies. Smaller anthropomorphic figures are used in honour of village chiefs.
H: 51,5 cm
H: 20.3 inch
Provenance
Galerie Inge Hett, Berlin, Germany
Literature
Förster, Till, Skulptur in Westafrika, Freiburg im Breisgau 1995, p. 23, ill. 1-33
Price: 1200 - 2000 €
93 Standing figure
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Mossi
wood, spotty brown patina, rangy figure, a head with hinged jaw, partly covered with silver sheet, the eyes inset with cowrie snails, dressed with a long, bicoloured cape, dam., cracks, missing parts, on base; according to the Africa Museum Berg en Dal this figure was reserved to the chief, who used it, to make decisions concerning war. Such figures are quite rare.
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Provenance
Gustav Wilhelm, Marl, Germany
Literature
Galerie W. Ketterer, München, 145. Auktion, 1989, p. 22, ill. 102
Roy, Christopher D., Land of the flying masks, Art and Culture in Burkina Faso, München 2007, ill. 206
Price: 900 - 1500 €
94 Mask
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Mossi
wood, mat patina, paint remains, of oval form, a raised forehead ridge merging into the bridge of the nose, small ears, surmounted by a wheel-shaped open worked head crest, pierced around the rim, min. dam., small missing parts (ears), cracks, on metal base
H: 57 cm
H: 22.4 inch
Provenance
Coll. Helmut Gernsheim, Castagnola, Switzerland
Sold.
95 Standing female figure
This object is not available any more.
Ivory Coast, Agni
wood, blackish brown patina, marked by an elongated trunk with narrow sloping shoulders and short arms, the long neck carved with rings, the coiffure arranged in two bulging lobes with middle parting, elaborate carved facial features, band tattoos, slightly dam., (breasts), paint rubbed off (nose), crack (right side of head and neck), missing parts (both feet), old place of repair (small wooden piece inserted backside), on metal plate; sculptures of the Agni are quite rare, we don't know much about them. In 1914, the renowned Liberian prophet William Harris arrived in the area of the Ivory Coast and through the fervour of his preaching induced whole populations to abandon their statues and traditional religious cults. As a consequence a lot of sculpture was destroyed. The patina proves that the object has often been ritually washed.
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Provenance
Yann Ferrandin, Paris, France
Price: 3000 - 6000 €
96 Sitting female figure
This object is not available any more.
Ivory Coast, Agni
wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, sitting on a stool, wearing a carved apron and bracelets, a neck carved with rings supporting an oval head with slightly asymmetrical facial features, scarification marks in the area of the cheeks, elaborate coiffure, min. dam., cracks, slight signs of abrasion
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Provenance
Hélène Kamer, Cannes/Paris, France
Price: 2500 - 5000 €
97 Amulet
This object is not available any more.
Ivory Coast, Atié
gold, disc-shaped, showing delicate decorations and an anthropomorphic face, on metal base; standard: ca. 15-16 k, weight: ca. 13 g; those amulets belonging to the most skilful and precious gold works of the Akan, showing elaborate coiffures, beards and scarification marks.
M: 5,2 x 5,2 cm
M: 5,2 x 2 inch
Literature
Fischer, Eberhard, Himmelheber, Hans u.a., Das Gold in der Kunst Westafrikas, Museum Rietberg, Zürich 1981, p. 33, ill. 12
Price: 2500 - 5000 €
98 Amulet
This object is not available any more.
Ivory Coast, Baule
gold, of oval form, a raised anthropomorphic face in the middle, surrounded by a corona, on metal base; standard: ca. 9 k, weight: 12 g; the Baule call amulets like this "ngblo" or "sran tre", they are used by men as well as women as pendants or hair decorations.
L: 4 cm
L: 1.6 inch
Literature
Garrard, Timothy, Afrikanisches Gold, München 1989, p. 203
Price: 1800 - 3500 €
99 Equestrian
Ivory Coast, Baule
brass with patina, with shield and raised sword sitting on a dromedary, min. dam., small missing parts, slight signs of corrosion, h: 19,5 cm; additional: a female figure of the Akan, Ghana, sitting on a stool, min. dam., traces of corrosion, h: 15,5 cm
Price: 500 - 1000 €
100 Mallet "lowre" and ritual implement
This object is not available any more.
Ivory Coast, Baule
wood, brown patina, twisted handle, carved with a crocodile in flat relief, the upper part decorated with a zoomorphic head, min. dam., slight signs of abrasion, h: 28 cm; additional: a ritual implement of the Bane, Cameroon, arrow-shaped, decorated with geometrical ornaments, min. dam., slight signs of abrasion, l: 54,5 cm; the Bane are a subgroup of the Fang settling next to the Mabea.
Provenance
Private Collection, Italy
Literature
Vogel, Susan Mullin, Baule - African Art - Western Eyes, Ausst.kat. New York 1997, p. 229
Price: 400 - 800 €
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