Figure masculine de sépulture · Madagascar, Sakalava · ID: 3051682
German Private Collection, Munich
Description
wood, weathering, wind abrasion, lichens, missing parts, base
The sculpture from Madagascar is mainly grave sculpture and was placed in a prominent location in a large cemetery. This also results in the heavily weathered surface structure of the present figure.
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 (see Goy, 2015, p. 246, ill. 75 and p. 265, ill. 80).
The Mahafaly peoples of southern Madagascar marked their tombs with sculptures known as “aloalo”. These are wood stelae of monumental size, carved with elaborate geometric designs such as crescents and open circles, usually surmounted by figural carvings representing humans, birds, or zebu. (After A. I. Bortolot, 2003)
L’objet Figure masculine de sépulture avec l’ID d’objet 3051682 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères Vente aux enchères 104 dans 12 avril 2025 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 260 a atteint un prix de vente de 2 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Goy, Bertrand, Arts anciens de Madagascar, Milan 2015, p. 276, Pl. 160 Bortolot, Alexander Yves, "Kingdoms of Madagascar: Malagasy Funerary Arts", Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University, October 2003: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/madg_2/hd_madg_2.htm