Rare et ancienne coiffe décorative "edoban" ou "etue", 19e siècle · Gabon, Fang (Pahouin) · ID: 3047184
Brandl, Bochum, Germany
Hans-Otto Glitza, Marl, Germany (1969)
Description
leather, plant fibre, fabric, copper nails, cowry shells, glass beads, buttons,
This decorative bonnet was brought to Germany by DO. P. Jüngling. In a letter dated December 11, 1939, he reports that he received it as a gift from a chief in Africa, where it once adorned the head of this chief’s favorite woman.
Tessmann already mentions these headdresses and describes in detail their production and the materials used (Tessmann, Berlin, Bd.1,1913, p. 175 ff.).
He calls them “helmet caps” and reports that they were modelled on elaborate hairstyles of human hair.
He further reports that they were “not produced frequently” and only by the Ntumu and few Fang (Okak). Ornamental caps as well as helmet hairstyles were worn permanently by both sexes and were only taken off as a sign of mourning and sometimes before a hunt.
L’objet Rare et ancienne coiffe décorative “edoban” ou “etue”, 19e siècle avec l’ID d’objet 3047184 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 95e Vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 24 octobre 2020. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 235 a atteint un prix de vente de 5 500 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 2 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Tessmann, Günter, Die Pangwe, Bd. 1, Berlin 1913, Abb. 119