Zemanek-Münster

Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"

Mali, Bamana
not available anymore
Provenance
Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Galerie Sao/Marceau Rivière, Paris, France
Roger Bourahimou, Brussels, Belgium
Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Size
H: 42 cm
L: 60 cm
H: 16.5 inch
L: 23.6 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, antelope head with curved horns widely projecting to the back, broad cuff from sheet metal around the neck, rising from the back of a quadruped with short legs and tail rolled up, eyes with metal inlay, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base


Comparing literature

Zahan, Dominique, Antilopes du Soleil, Vienne 1980, pl. 84, ill. III 17

Publications

van de Velde, Lucien, Traditional art from the West African Savanna, Antwerp 2010

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