Post-shaped memorial sculpture ·  Ethiopia, Konso · ID: 3036472

Description

wood, matt greyish brown patina, in form of an arm- and legless human figure, min. dam., traces of weathering, cracks, traces of abrasion, base;
like the Gato, the Konso used pole-shaped memorial post sculptures, carved for important deceased personalities and the enemies killed by them. But whereas the Gato carve these posts only as memorials of the dead the Konso also produce them for the living and sometimes for themselves personally - together with prestige attributes which mark their position in the society.

The object Post-shaped memorial sculpture with the object ID 3036472 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 615 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 235