Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3036858
sold
EUR 7,500
Provenance
Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden (member of the Cobra-Group)Size
H: 97 cm
H: 38.2 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, vertical (male) type, the elegant swing of the neck repeated by the mane which is arranged in three bows, min. dam., small missing parts (base), slight traces of abrasion, base
The object Antelope dance crest “tjiwara” with the object ID 3036858 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 133 achieved a sales price of EUR 7,500.
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Comparing literature
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, p. 212 f.