Zemanek-Münster

Two female charm figures

Madagascar
not available anymore
Provenance
Noble and Jean Endicott, New York, USA (smaller figure)
Jo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium
Alain Bovis, Paris, France

Description

wood, middle brown patina, a) love-charm “mohara”, Mahafaly/Antanosy, h: 9 cm, glass bead eyes, various openings in the body for insertion of magical substances, slightly dam.; b) figure with drilled eyes and ears, h: 6,8 cm


Comparing literature

Goy, Bertrand, Arts anciens de Madagascar, Milan 2015, p. 139, ill. 76

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