Male/female couple, Ldamie · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3043271
sold
EUR 3,500
Provenance
Old British CollectionSize
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch
Description
metal, fabric,
The couple can be attributed to the Dan artist Ldamie (died ca. 1947).
These figures were called “za mä” - “figure of metal”. Such brass figures had no religious meaning, they were used as pieces of jewellery. Only chiefs and people of higher ranks could afford them.
The object Male/female couple, Ldamie with the object ID 3043271 was part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction on July 7, 2018. The object with the lot number 198 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,500 with an asking price of EUR 2,000.
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Comparing literature
Johnson, Barbara C., Four Dan Sculptors, San Francisco 1987, p. 94