Auction 105
Zemanek-Münster

Two memorial plaques ·  Madagascar, Sakalava · ID: 3052641

Price EUR 1,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Jean Yves Coué, Nantes, France
Size
D: 56 cm & 57 cm
D: 22.0 inch & 22.4 inch

Description

wood, pigments, miniature glassbeads, male and female, handwritten collection no. on the reverse “Collect J-Y-L - 69 - 2279” (on both), sticker “Jean-Yves Coué Nantes No 178” (female plaque), letters “AG” burned into the wood (male plaque)

For a comparable object, see AHDRC 0174919.

These may be memorial plaques, as Madagascan art is strongly linked to burial traditions.


The object Two memorial plaques with the object ID 3052641 was part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale on September 24, 2025, lot number 329 at that time and is currently available for EUR 1,000 in Open sale.

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