Zemanek-Münster

Figure debout

Tanzanie, Pare
Vendu 1 700 €
Provenance
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany
German Private Collection (1990s)
Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 165
Taille
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch

Description

wood, fabric, metal, blackish mass, base

Felix divides the mainland of Tanzania into eight style zones, assigning the Pare (together with the Shambaa, Mbugu, Zigua, Bondai, Kamba and others) to style zone V, “Northeast Tanzania along the border with Kenya”.

All groups in this region produce wooden and clay figurines, often wrapped in fabric or leather. They serve as visual teaching aids during initiations and are used in the practices of ritual healers and fortune tellers.


Littérature comparée

Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Tanzania, München 1994, p. 62

Publications

Jahn, Jens (Hg.), "Tanzania - Meisterwerke Afrikanischer Skulptur", München 1994, p. 192, ill. 97

Exposition

Expo: "Tanzania - Meisterwerke Afrikanischer Skulptur", Berlin, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, 29 April - 7 August 1994; Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, 29 September - 27 November 1994

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