Kaka (or Keaka), Cameroon: A typical male figure with thick sacrificial patina. Rare!
A powerfully expressive sculpture of the Kaka, probably depicting an important ancestors. Made of hard, light-coloured wood. With a hairstyle consisting of a crest and lateral grooves, with round ears, an open mouth with two rows of teeth and a long goatee. In typical Kaka proportions: without neck and compact, with long torso and arms bent forward. The legs are extremely short, the feet large. A characteristic feature of old Kaka figure is their thick, encrusted patina consisting of soot and clay. With minor age-related damage to the back of the head, the left shoulder and the left leg (tears).
The Kaka are a small ethnic group in northwestern Cameroon. They are neighbours of the Mambila, who live beyond the border in Nigeria. Sculptures made by the Kaka are very rare!
First half of the 20th century; H: 41 cm. (ME)
Provenance: German Private Collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
26.05.2015 - 15:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 3,500.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,800.- to EUR 2,400.-
Kaka (or Keaka), Cameroon: A typical male figure with thick sacrificial patina. Rare!
A powerfully expressive sculpture of the Kaka, probably depicting an important ancestors. Made of hard, light-coloured wood. With a hairstyle consisting of a crest and lateral grooves, with round ears, an open mouth with two rows of teeth and a long goatee. In typical Kaka proportions: without neck and compact, with long torso and arms bent forward. The legs are extremely short, the feet large. A characteristic feature of old Kaka figure is their thick, encrusted patina consisting of soot and clay. With minor age-related damage to the back of the head, the left shoulder and the left leg (tears).
The Kaka are a small ethnic group in northwestern Cameroon. They are neighbours of the Mambila, who live beyond the border in Nigeria. Sculptures made by the Kaka are very rare!
First half of the 20th century; H: 41 cm. (ME)
Provenance: German Private Collection.
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: | 26.05.2015 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 20.05. - 26.05.2015 |
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