Standing figure · Tanzania, Pare · ID: 3046750
sold
EUR 1,700
Provenance
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, GermanyGerman Private Collection (1990s)
Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 165
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, fabric, metal, blackish mass, base
Felix divides the mainland of Tanzania into eight style zones, assigning the Pare (together with the Shambaa, Mbugu, Zigua, Bondai, Kamba and others) to style zone V, “Northeast Tanzania along the border with Kenya”.
All groups in this region produce wooden and clay figurines, often wrapped in fabric or leather. They serve as visual teaching aids during initiations and are used in the practices of ritual healers and fortune tellers.
Comparing literature
Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Tanzania, München 1994, p. 62
Publications
Jahn, Jens (Hg.), "Tanzania - Meisterwerke Afrikanischer Skulptur", München 1994, p. 192, ill. 97Exhibition
Expo: "Tanzania - Meisterwerke Afrikanischer Skulptur", Berlin, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, 29 April - 7 August 1994; Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, 29 September - 27 November 1994