Standing male figure · Gabon / Cameroon · ID: 3049472
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Provenance
Martien Coppens, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsRobert Lewitzki, Celle, Germany
Size
H: 47 cm
H: 18.5 inch
Description
wood, base
The front of the figure shows a thickly encrusted sacrificial patina, especially on the body. There is a cup-shaped hole in the crown for insertion of magical mass.
The figure was originally located in Cameroon (Duala). Coppens considered an origin from Gabon, possibly from the Kande (Okandé) of the middle Ogowe region more likely.
A clear geographic / ethnic assignment of the figure seems difficult to us.
Publications
Coppens, Martien, "Negro sculpture", Eindhoven, 1975, ill. 215-216-217; Expo cat.: "Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki", Bomann-Museum (Hg.), Celle 2012, p. 27Exhibition
Celler Schloß, Gotische Halle: "Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki", 10. Juli - 31 August 2012