Couple de figures homme/femme, Ldamie · Côte d'Ivoire, Dan · ID: 3043271
Vendu
3 500 €
Provenance
Old British CollectionDescription
metal, fabric,
The couple can be attributed to the Dan artist Ldamie (died ca. 1947).
These figures were called “za mä” - “figure of metal”. Such brass figures had no religious meaning, they were used as pieces of jewellery. Only chiefs and people of higher ranks could afford them.
Littérature comparée
Johnson, Barbara C., Four Dan Sculptors, San Francisco 1987, p. 94