Online catalogue for the 65th tribal art auction

201 Colon figure (teacher ?)

This object is not available any more.

Ghana, Ewe

wood, polychromic paint, separate carved arms, european facial traits and clothing, slightly dam., cracks, abrasion, on metal plate; representing an European (coiffure with side-parting, narrow and tapering nose, indicated moustache). Common to all these figures is their origin in the contact between Europeans and Africans.

H: 67,5 cm
H: 26.6 inch

Provenance
Bonhams, San Francisco, USA

Literature
Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Colon, München 1983, ill. 100

Sold.

202 Female twin figure "venavi"

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Ghana, Ewe

wood, shiny brown patina, remains of indigo blue pigment, necklace with miniature glass beads, min. dam., fissures, on base; alike the "ibeji" figures of the Yoruba, the "venavi" figures were carved for deceased twins or triplets. They serve as abode for the spirit of the deceased. The Ewe women used to care for them, they were feeded, washed and caressed. For the Ewe venerate twins and look upon them as connection to the otherworld.

H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch

Provenance
Galerie Inge Hett, Berlin, Germany

Sold.

203 Fertility doll

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Ghana, Fante

light brown wood, remains of black paint and kaolin, conical armless trunk, flattened head, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on base

H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch

Provenance
Galerie Inge Hett, Berlin, Germany

Literature
Dagan, Esther A., African Dolls for play and magic, Montreal 1990, p. 77

Sold.

204 Fertility doll

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Ghana, Fante

wood, shiny middle brown patina, conical armless trunk, a columnar neck carved with rings, crowned by an elongated, flat face with schematized facial features, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion; these figures were used to be carried by young women in order to get pregnant and give birth to a healthy and beautiful child.

H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch

Literature
Cameron, Elisabeth L., Isn't she a doll? Los Angeles 1996, p. 49, ill. 55

Price: 750 - 1500 €

205 Pair of figures

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Ghana, Fante

wood, reddish brown shiny patina, remains of a blackish coating, min. traces of gold foil (forehead of the male figure), male/female, nearly identical formed bodies, long necks carved with rings, faces with sharp cut eye brows and nose contour, diadem-like coiffure, slightly dam., cracks, missing part (left foot tip of the male figure), auf Holzsockel; presumably shrine figures, possibly representing the primordial couple.

H: 29 cm resp. 30,5 cm
H: 11.4 inch resp. 12 inch

Price: 2400 - 4500 €

206 Stool

This object is not available any more.

Ghana, Fante

light brown wood, spotty patina, remains of white paint, a rectangular base, carved with an elephant, supporting a vaulted seat on top, min. dam., cracks, slight signs of abrasion and usage certain designs of stools were restricted to particular ranks or roles within Akan society and some were carved for the exclusive use of the Asantehene and never sold on the open market, a restriction enforced by death penalty.

H: 39,5 cm; L: 64 cm
H: 15.6 inch; L: 25.2 inch

Provenance
Coll. Werner Fischer, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Literature
Dagan, Esther A., Tabourets - Asante - Stools, Montreal 1988, p. 27, ill. 3

Price: 550 - 1000 €

207 Doorwing

This object is not available any more.

Togo

wood, severe traces of weathering, two knotholes, missing parts, on wooden base

H: 117 cm; B: 45 cm
H: 46.1 inch; B: 17.7 inch

Provenance
Paul Risch, Strasbourg, France

Price: 750 - 1500 €

208 Three figures

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Togo, Ada

wood, matt patina, remains of pigments, of abstract form with simplified facial features, min. dam, fissures, slight traces of abrasion, on base

H: 21 cm - 31 cm
H: 8.3 inch - 12.2 inch

Price: 400 - 800 €

209 Standing figure

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Togo, Ada

wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, of schematized form, showing simplified facial features, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on base; such figures served for worshipping of the ancestors and were kept on private shrines inside the house.

H: 20,5 cm
H: 8.1 inch

Price: 450 - 900 €

210 Pair of figures

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Togo, Lamba

wood, greyish brown patina, traces of kaolin, abstract, nearly identical formed bodies, drilled pupils, linear incised scarification marks, dam., minor missing parts, traces of insect caused damage, cracks; presumably representing ancestor figures (grandfather and grandmother). In case of illness they received blood sacrifices (chicken).

H: 25 cm resp. 26 cm
H: 9.8 inch resp. 10.2 inch

Provenance
Private Collection, The Netherlands

Literature
Krieger, Kurt, Westafrikanische Plastik, Bd. I, Berlin 1978, ill. 27

Sold.