Yaka (or Bayaka), Dem. Rep. of Congo: A large pipe (musical instrument) with a female half figure, who supports a bird on her head.
Yaka (or Bayaka), Dem. Rep. of Congo: A large pipe (musical instrument) with a female half figure, who supports a bird on her head.
A wind instrument of the Yaka, who live in southwestern Congo. Carved in hard, brown wood. The lower end of the relatively large pipe is in the form of a female half figure (shown here with the figure at the top and the mouthpiece at the bottom). The figure has a typical, very carefully carved Yaka head, with protruding, half-rounded ears, a stepped border of the face (which appears frequently with the Yaka), and a protruding mouth with exceptionally finely carved, pointed rows of teeth. On her head the woman carries the figure of a bird. The head of the bird is missing (old break). Carved from a single piece. Around her neck the woman wears a multi-strand necklace of small, coloured glass beads. Overall this Yaka pipe is a beautiful, interesting object with good, old and shiny patina as a result of protracted use. Small age damage (a crack in the head on the back right). H: 45.3 cm. First half of the 20th century (ME)
Provenance: French Private Collection.
Lit.: 'Yaka' by Arthur P. Bourgeois, fig. 6.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
02.11.2015 - 14:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 625.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 500.-
Yaka (or Bayaka), Dem. Rep. of Congo: A large pipe (musical instrument) with a female half figure, who supports a bird on her head.
A wind instrument of the Yaka, who live in southwestern Congo. Carved in hard, brown wood. The lower end of the relatively large pipe is in the form of a female half figure (shown here with the figure at the top and the mouthpiece at the bottom). The figure has a typical, very carefully carved Yaka head, with protruding, half-rounded ears, a stepped border of the face (which appears frequently with the Yaka), and a protruding mouth with exceptionally finely carved, pointed rows of teeth. On her head the woman carries the figure of a bird. The head of the bird is missing (old break). Carved from a single piece. Around her neck the woman wears a multi-strand necklace of small, coloured glass beads. Overall this Yaka pipe is a beautiful, interesting object with good, old and shiny patina as a result of protracted use. Small age damage (a crack in the head on the back right). H: 45.3 cm. First half of the 20th century (ME)
Provenance: French Private Collection.
Lit.: 'Yaka' by Arthur P. Bourgeois, fig. 6.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 02.11.2015 - 14:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 28.10. - 02.11.2015 |
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