Antelope dance crest "tjiwara" · Mali, Bamana · ID: 3041266
Henning Throne-Holst, Norway (1895-1980)
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of black paint, red pigment, cord material, combining aardvark, pangolin and the horns of the roan antelope, fine incised and notched ornaments, fixed on grass fibre cap with small crossbars for strengthening, old collection number “211”, slightly dam., abrasion of paint, base;
the performance of “tjiwara” dance crests was closely linked to agricultural life, resp. the cultivating of land. Legend has it that man had been taught the skills of farming by three animals, the aardvark, the pangolin and the python. This is why these animals are often part of “tjiwara” representations.
L’objet Antelope dance crest “tjiwara” avec l’ID d’objet 3041266 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 84th Tribal Art Auction dans 5 novembre 2016. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 136 a atteint un prix de vente de 4 000 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 3 500 €.
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Littérature comparée
Colleyn, Jean Paul (Hg.), Bamana, Zürich 2001, ill. 225 ff.