Online catalogue for the 65th tribal art auction
141 Standing female figure
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Mossi
wood, reddish brown patina, face and upper part of the body with incised scarification marks, crested coiffure, eyes with inlay, min. dam., missing parts (foot tips), fissures, traces of abrasion, on wooden 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: 45 cm
H: 17.7 inch
Provenance
Museum Berg en Dal, The Netherlands
Hermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germany
Literature
Förster, Till, Skulptur in Westafrika, Freiburg im Breisgau 1995, p. 54
Sold.
142 Standing female figure
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Mossi
wood, reddish brown patina, remains of black paint, body with sloping shoulders, rising from long legs, body and face showing tribe-typical scarification marks, inset eyes and forehead crest, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, on metal base
H: 44,5 cm
H: 17.5 inch
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France
Expertise
Certificat d' Authenticite, Galerie Dufour, Saint Maur, France, 10 June 2002
Literature
Roy, Christopher, Art of the Upper Volta Rivers, Paris 1987, p. 158 f.
Sold.
143 Mask "wan balinga"
Burkina Faso, Mossi
wood, remains of polychrome paint, animal hair, vaulted calotte with human facial features, crowned by a rooster's comb, entirely coated with ornaments, pierced around the rim, min. dam., traces of abrasion, on metal base
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch
Provenance
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Literature
Förster, Till, Skulptur in Westafrika, Freiburg im Breisgau 1995, p. 50, ill. 1-9
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
144 Mask combining hornbill and buffalo
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Nunuma
wood, painted in black and white, helmet-shaped calotte with crest and elongated beak, eyes in concentric rings, crowned by a pair of horns arranged in a circle, coated with raised geometrical ornaments, dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off, cracks (spread with mass in some areas), rep. (one of the horns), traces of insect caused damage (backside); the Nunuma belong to the Gurunsi group. Their masks appear at funeral ceremonies and above all on yearly festivities held in order to clean the village. They take place before the rainy season, at the beginning of April. They introduce the new agricultural period, as well as a new ritual cycle.
H: 106 cm
H: 41.7 inch
Literature
Förster, Till, Skulptur in Westafrika, Masken und Figuren aus Burkina Faso, Freiburg im Breisgau 1995, p. 66, ill. 2-19
Price: 700 - 1400 €
145 Standing female figure
This object is not available any more.
Burkina Faso, Turka
heavy wood, matt greyish brown patina, massive form, with broad and angled shoulders, dotted scarification marks in the area of the abdomen, min. dam., cracks, minor missing parts, on base; the Turka are a small subgroup of the Senufo, living in the southwestern part of Burkina Faso. Only few figures of them are known, characterized by a headstrong style, incorporating various elements of the neighbouring people, but keeping their own, very personal note.
H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch
Provenance
Robert Banks, Washington, USA
Sold.
146 Standing figure
This object is not available any more.
Ivory Coast, Abron
wood, black patina, kaolin, rising from long legs, the short arms carved in flat relief, the circular head with asymmetrical arranged eyes and prominent ears, slanting soles, slightly dam., cracks, missing parts (lower part of the body, feet), on metal plate; the Abron belong to the ethnic group of the Akan inhabiting the greater part of southern Ghana and parts of central Ivory Coast. In woodcarvings the geographical location of the Baule in the west and the Ashanti in the east can easily be seen: the result is an interesting and sometimes qualitatively significant mixture of styles.
H: 33,5 cm
H: 13.2 inch
Provenance
Yann Ferrandin, Paris, France
Price: 3000 - 6000 €
147 Receptacle with two spouts
This object is not available any more.
Ivory Coast, Atié
terracotta, painted in red, large egg-shaped receptacle rising from a round foot, two spouts on top which are connected by a bow-shaped handle, incised linear decor, slightly dam., missing parts
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Published in
Lucien van de Velde & Joanna Teunen, Ivory Coast, Antwerpen 5 & 6 March 2011
Literature
Corps sculptés, corps parés, corps masqués: chefs-d'oeuvre de la Côte-d'Ivoire, exhibition catalogue (Paris, France), 1989
Price: 650 - 1200 €
148 Amulet
This object is not available any more.
Ivory Coast, Baule
brass with patina, of oval form, the face coated with delicate parallel grooves, three eyelets on top for support, min. dam.
H: 7,5 cm
H: 3 inch
Literature
An exhibition of Baule sculpture, London 1981, p. 60
Sold.
149 Three heddle pulleys
Ivory Coast, Baule
group of three, wood, dark brown patina, horseshoe-shaped corpus with anthropomorphic head, bobbin missing, h: 14,5 cm; heddle pulley with buffalo head, slight traces of usage, h: 17,5 cm, on metal base; additional: a heddle pulley of the Senufo, Ivory Coast, crowned by a Kalao bird's head, complete with bobbin, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, h: 17,5 cm, on wooden base; heddle pulleys belong to the weavers and were passed on as appreciated heirloom within the family. Because of their private character, the weaver is allowed to define their form on his own.
Provenance
Galerie Inge Hett, Berlin, Germany
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Price: 750 - 1500 €
150 Male face mask of the "goli" group "kplekple yaswa"
Ivory Coast, Baule
wood, painted in black, red and white, of oval form, surmounted by curved horns, protruding eyes with painted pupils, drop-shaped framing and small drilled holes below, min. dam., traces of abrasion; a male mask type distinguishable from the female red ones by its black colour. The "goli" appeared in times of danger (e.g. epidemics) or at funeral ceremonies. They should connect the people with the supernatural powers "amwin", who could have good or bad influence on their lifes.
H: 42 cm
H: 16.5 inch
Literature
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, ill. 40
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
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