Deux anciennes figurines miniatures · Prairie Camerounaise, Bamenda · ID: 3048229
Adolf Diehl (1870-1943), Oppenheim, Germany (coll. in situ, between 1907-12)
Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany
Diehl worked as Chief Representative of the Society for Northwest Cameroon. He collected hundreds of objects on commission for the Leipzig & Stuttgart Ethnographic Museum between 1907 and 1912.
Description
wood, red pigment, each mounted on base
These two beautifully crafted figurines come from the holdings of the Lindenmuseum Stuttgart. The inventory number is handwritten on the back of both: “76021 Diehl” and “59372 Diehl”. The smaller one also bears the original label: “76021 L. 1085 1376 - Figürchen Bamenda Diehl”.
The figures were presumably used by the witch doctor “n’ga ka” for healing and divination, or they served as personal protective amulets.
Due to the similarities in face and body formation, as well as posture and hairstyle, the figures are undoubtedly from one hand.
L’objet Deux anciennes figurines miniatures avec l’ID d’objet 3048229 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 97e Vente aux enchères dans 6 novembre 2021. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 271 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 200 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 1 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Miniature African Sculptures, London 1985, p. 46