Colon figure: Bicyclist ·  Kenya, Kamba · ID: 3038153

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of polychrome paint, wearing an uniform an a fez, eyes and headgear provided with metal sheet applications, min. dam., missing parts (base), slight traces of abrasion;
the Kamba traditionally applied their carving skills to articles of daily use. The first figurative carvings can be traced back to one man called “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: Bicyclist with the object ID 3038153 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 519 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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