Figure with movable arms "ibinda" (pl. "mabinda") · Tanzania, Sukuma · ID: 3049059
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Provenance
Galerie Jahn, Munich, GermanyWalter Bareiss (1919-2007), Greenwich, USA & Salach, Germany
Neumeister, Munich, 18 May 2006, Lot 231
South German Private Collection
Size
H: 44 cm
H: 17.3 inch
Description
wood, nails, base
These figures are placed on the edge of the dance floor and people also dance with them. The performances often have sexual connotations, crude jokes that serve to entertain the audience.
Comparing literature
van Wyk, Gary, Shangaa, Art of Tanzania, New York 2013, p. 278 ff.
Publications
AHDRC: 0118766