Figure de colon assis · Togo, Ewé · ID: 3050995
Vendu
1 800 €
Provenance
Jens Jahn, Munich, GermanyBruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Description
wood, ten-part, colourful pigments, rest., base
The genre of colon figures developed during the colonial period. It is still disputed today whether the statues were originally seen as satirical caricatures of colonial officials or simply as depictions of new subjects in local styles.
Whether the original statues were intended to be purely ornamental or also served a ritual function is also debated by anthropologists.
Publications
Jahn, Jens (ed.), "Colon, Das schwarze Bild vom weißen Mann", München 1983, ill. 99Exposition
Munich, Stadtmuseum: "Colon, Das schwarze Bild vom weißen Mann", 18 February - 17 April 1983