Standing female figure ·  Kenya, Kamba · ID: 3036602

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, metal necklace, carved with skirt and neck ornament, inset eyes, min. dam., small missing parts (heels), slight traces of abrasion;
the Kamba traditionally applied their carving skills to articles of daily use, such as stools, spoons, snuff bottles, handles for knives and axes, as well as prestigious ceremonial sticks. The first figurative carvings can be traced back to one man called “Mutisya Munge”, a Kamba tribesman, who joined the army in 1914 and at the same time began to produce carvings of Askaris and African people in traditional clothing for the purpose of selling them to Europeans.

Littérature comparée

Phillips, Tom (Hg.), Afrika, Die Kunst eines Kontinents, Berlin 1996, p. 143, ill. 2.25