Partie d´un violon, avant 1920 · Tanzanie, Kwere · ID: 3042367
Dieter Scharf, Hamburg, Germany
Description
wood, middle brown patina, pokerwork, red thread, elaborately carved shaft with drilled holes for fixing the strings, surmounted by a standing female figure, carrying a bellied vessel on the head and a child on her back, soundbox and cords missing, rep. (breakage vessel), slight traces of usage and abrasion;
a fiddle made by the same artist is to be found in the Reiss-Engelhorn Museum Mannheim (Inventory no “IV Af 9095”).
This instrument of Middle Eastern origin is played by striking it with a short bow. It is usually played by professional musicians who travel from village to village to perform at ceremonies.
L’objet Partie d´un violon, avant 1920 avec l’ID d’objet 3042367 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 506.
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Littérature comparée
Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Tanzania, München 1994, p. 132 Felix, Marc L., Mwana Hiti, München 1990, p. 328 f.
Publications
AHDRC: 0142340