Figure funéraire masculine · Madagascar, Sakalava · ID: 3052393
Prix d'appel
1 500 €
Prix d'Estimation
3 000 €
Provenance
Gallery Daroun, Antwerp, BelgiumFranco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, Germany
Taille
H: 99 cm
H: 39.0 inch
Description
wood, base
In western Madagascar, the Sakalava place their dead in rectilinear enclosures of wood fencing (or walls of stacked stones), the corners of which are embellished with figural sculptures, typically bird figures complemented by representations of men and women.
Littérature comparée
Goy, Bertrand, Arts anciens de Madagascar, Milan 2015, p. 246, ill. 75 und p. 265, Ill. 80