Two memorial plaques · Madagascar, Sakalava · ID: 3052641
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Provenance
Jean Yves Coué, Nantes, FranceSize
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 last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 329.
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