Standing male figure · Ghana, Sisala · ID: 3035848
Description
wood, matt brown patina, encrusted with clay, columnar legs, without feet emerging from a round base, striking massive shoulders, both arms in the upper part amalgamated with the body, crowned by an unusual small head, the face with projecting chin, elevated brows and pointed mouth creating a somehow “smug” expression, slightly dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (left hand, neck), cracks, abrasion of paint, base;
small ethnic group in northeastern Ghana. Little is known about their artistic carving tradition in this little investigated large area along the borders of Burkina Faso, Ghana and the Côte d’Ivoire.
L’objet Standing male figure avec l’ID d’objet 3035848 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 75th tribal art auction dans 30 novembre 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 172 a atteint un prix de vente de 4 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Cole, Herbert M. & Doran H. Ross, The Arts of Ghana, Los Angeles 1977, p. 118, ill. 250 f.