Fragment of a grave post "aloala" · Madagascar, Mahafaly · ID: 3030621
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Size
H: 60 cm
H: 23.6 inch
Description
light brown wood, matt patina, two stylized bird sculptures facing each other, min. dam., traces of weathering, on base;
the most distinctive structures of Madagaskar are massive, case-like tombs of milled and crude stone. They are placed isolated within the landscape, often crowned by a row of up to thirty carved “aloala” posts. Such graves are reserved for kings and dignitaries, big tombs can only be afforded by rich people.
The object Fragment of a grave post “aloala” with the object ID 3030621 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 472.
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