Female grave post , 19th/ 20th Century · Madagascar, Mahafaly / Antandroy (Tandroy) · ID: 3046973

Name: Female grave post , 19th/ 20th Century
SKU: 3046973
Price: 4600 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 4,600

Provenance

French Private Collection, Paris (since 1990)

Size

H: 78 cm

H: 30.7 inch

Description

wood, base

A figure comparable in terms of physiognomy and body formation, illustrated by Goy, 2015, Pl. 133 ff.

Part of an “aloala” funeral post, which usually have a height of two, up to four meters, and which used to be placed on the “valavato”, the funeral area of distinguished clans. The restless souls of the diceased inhabited the “aloalas”. They could be calmed down and honoured by sacrifices.

The object Female grave post , 19th/ 20th Century with the object ID 3046973 was last part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction at May 23, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 272 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,600.

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