Zemanek-Münster

Doll ·  Chad, Bagirmi · ID: 3037393

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Provenance
Marceau Rivière, Paris, France
Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
Size
H: 15 cm
H: 5.9 inch

Description

light brown wood, shiny patina, black paint remains, elongated conical lower part of the body, stump-like arms, a ringed neck supporting a head with simplified facial features, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion;
the only carvings known to be made by the Bagirmi are these stylized dolls, which depict women wearing wide skirts. The dolls are carved from light-coloured wood, which is then blackened. It is thought that these dolls like the Namchi dolls had a ritual function.


The object Doll with the object ID 3037393 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 111.

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Publications

Bofinger, Brigitte & Wolfgang, Puppen aus Afrika, Stuttgart 2006, p. 72


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