Standing anthropomorphic figure, around 1900 · Southeast / South Africa, Malawi or Mozambique · ID: 3049470
Fernando Moncada, Lisbon, Portugal
Kevin Conru, London / Brussels, Belgium
Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germany
Description
wood, rest., base
According to Conru, this statue would have been most likely used as a didactic tool for a young individual’s education into the workings of adulthood.
Amongst the Venda for instance, such statuary would be used on specific oaccasions in initation ceremonies leading out of puberty.
The object Standing anthropomorphic figure, around 1900 with the object ID 3049470 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 64.
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Publications
Conru, Kevin, Southeast African and Oceanic Art, Brussels, 2005, cat. 12; Expo cat.: "Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki", Bomann-Museum (Hg.), Celle 2012, p. 11 (left)
AHDRC: 0115992
Exhibition
Celler Schloß, Gotische Halle: "Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki", 10. Juli - 31 August 2012