Male tomb figure · Madagascar, Sakalava · ID: 3052393
Sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Gallery Daroun, Antwerp, BelgiumFranco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, Germany
Size
H: 99 cm
H: 39.0 inch
Description
wood, base
In western Madagascar, the Sakalava place their dead in rectilinear enclosures of wood fencing (or walls of stacked stones), the corners of which are embellished with figural sculptures, typically bird figures complemented by representations of men and women.
The object Male tomb figure with the object ID 3052393 was last part of the auction Auction 105 at November 15, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 397 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Goy, Bertrand, Arts anciens de Madagascar, Milan 2015, p. 246, ill. 75 und p. 265, Ill. 80