Standing female figure · Chad, Bagirmi · ID: 3043587
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
French Colonial CollectionBruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, France
Size
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, earrings, bracelets and anklets from silver metal sheet, rep. (breakage: left foot tip), small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base.
The only carvings known to be made by the Bagirmi are these stylized dolls. The dolls are carved from light-coloured wood, which is then blackened. It is thought that these dolls like the Namchi dolls had a ritual function.
Expertise
Bruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, France, 20 June 2011
Comparing literature
Africa Museum (ed.), The pleasure of collecting African art, The Harrie Heinmans Collection, Berg en Dal 1986, p. 130 (same carver)
Publications
BRUNEAF, Brussels 2011, p. 77AHDRC: 0012117
Exhibition
BRUNEAF, Brussels 8 - 12 June 2011