Colon figure ·  Kenya, Kamba · ID: 3032381

Description

wood, matt patina, blackened in parts, metal sheet, wearing an uniform with short and a fez-like headgear, separately carved movable arms, the eyes inset with white miniature beads, rep. (left hand), min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base;
he Kamba traditionally applied their carving skills to articles of daily use, such as stools, spoons, snuff bottles, handles for knives and axes, as well as prestigious ceremonial sticks. The first figurative carvings can be traced back to one man - Mutisya Munge - a Kamba tribesman, who joined the army in 1914 and at the same time began to produce carvings of Askaris and African people in traditional clothing for the purpose of selling them to Europeans.

The object Colon figure with the object ID 3032381 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 485 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.

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Comparing literature

Stevenson, Michael, Graham-Stewart, Michael, The Mlungu in Africa, 2003, p. 72