Dance wand with ladle · South Africa, Tsonga · ID: 3051806
Price
EUR 1,800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
University Museum of Potchefstroom, South AfricaMichael Heuermann, Capetown, South Africa
Bernice & Terence Pethica Collection, Coleshill, Buckinghamshire, UK
Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh, 27 November 2018, lot 71
Marcuson and Hall, Brussels, Belgium
Christian Kennert, Potsdam, Germany
Size
L: 64 cm
L: 25.2 inch
Description
wood, blackened in parts,
Some Tsonga carvers specialised in the production of works that had a dual function. The playful display of virtuosity expressed in these works indicates that both the carvers and their patrons valued novelty and innovation.
Publications
Klopper, Sandra et. al., The Art of Southern Africa, Milan 2007, p. 182, ill. 92; Kennert, Ch., Vom Holz zur Form, Afrikanische Gefäße aus der Sammlung Christian Kennert, Ausstellung in den Städtischen Sammlungen der Lutherstadt Wittenberg 4. März bis 15. September 2023, p. 49, ill. 67AHDRC: 0116215