Standing grave post figure · Madagascar, Sakalava · ID: 3038124
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
Jan Visser, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1970’s)Geert Hendrik van der Zee, Oostzaan, The Netherlands
Size
H: 95 cm
H: 37.4 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, fragmentary, simple forms, dam., missing parts, traces of weathering, base;
part of an “aloala” funeral post.
The object Standing grave post figure with the object ID 3038124 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 516 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400.
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Comparing literature
Kerchache, Jacques & Jean-Louis Paudrat u.a., Die Kunst des Schwarzen Afrika, Freiburg, Basel, Wien 1988, p. 607