Figure féminine debout ·  Burkina Faso, Mossi · ID: 3042385

Description

wood, rich black shiny patina (palm oil), slender body with angular shoulders and accentuated female sexual characteristics, collection number “KMA005” at the backside of the base, slightly dam., cracks, abrasion of paint, base;
while masks exclusively were used in rural areas, the figural sculptures belonged to the scope of the sovereigns, the “nakomsé”. Present figure presumably represents an ancestor figure. Such figures are guarded and protected by Mossi chiefs and they are kept in special ancestral houses “kimse roogo”. These nude figures represent the political power of the Mossi chiefs. When exposed to public view once a year, they were clothed in fabric.

L’objet Figure féminine debout avec l’ID d’objet 3042385 a fait partie de l’enchère 86e vente aux enchères Tribal Art en 27 mai 2017 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 221.

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Publications

Galerie Monbrison, Paris 2016, fig.4

AHDRC: 0135276

Exposition

Galerie Monbrison, during Art Basel Hong Kong, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong 24-26 March 2016