Figure of an Askari · Tanzania, Kwere · ID: 3037515
sold
EUR 240
Provenance
Phillips Auctions, Great Britain, Sale No. 196, lot 487Hans-Wilhelm Wittmeier, Rösrath, Germany
Size
H: 92 cm
H: 36.2 inch
Description
wood, red and dark brown patina, in military posture and elaborate military attire, high headdress with german Reichsadler (?), slightly dam., minor missing parts, traces of insect caused damage;
can be ascribed to the “Kaiser Wilhelm Master” because of physiognomy (eyes in deep hollows, nose with broad bridge) and design of the hands.
Comparing literature
Stevenson, M. & M. Graham-Stewart, The Mlungu in Africa, 2003, p. 83