Male Beaded Corset 'Malua' and Female Beaded Corset 'Alual'
Dinka people, Sudan, beads/fibres, 91 and 38 cm high. These beaded garments are used to display position in the community - gender, age, wealth, and ethnic affiliation. In particular, the red-and-black patterning indicates that the corset was worn by a male between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five. The Dinka, who have traditionally gained their livelihood from herding, value their animals as a source of aesthetic inspiration and a link to the spiritual world. As highly prized commodities, beads are a sign of wealth and status among the Dinka peoples. The polychrome glass beads that make up this garmentare European trade beads.
Provenance:
Collected in situ by Lavuun Quackelbeen. Referenced in the AHDRC as no.0118374 and 0118375
Cf.
Similar ones in Castiglioni (chasse à l'éléphant): AA XXXVIII, 1, p.14;
Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith, Dinka.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
13.10.2022 - 16:51
- Estimate:
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EUR 3,000.- to EUR 3,500.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 2,000.-
Male Beaded Corset 'Malua' and Female Beaded Corset 'Alual'
Dinka people, Sudan, beads/fibres, 91 and 38 cm high. These beaded garments are used to display position in the community - gender, age, wealth, and ethnic affiliation. In particular, the red-and-black patterning indicates that the corset was worn by a male between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five. The Dinka, who have traditionally gained their livelihood from herding, value their animals as a source of aesthetic inspiration and a link to the spiritual world. As highly prized commodities, beads are a sign of wealth and status among the Dinka peoples. The polychrome glass beads that make up this garmentare European trade beads.
Provenance:
Collected in situ by Lavuun Quackelbeen. Referenced in the AHDRC as no.0118374 and 0118375
Cf.
Similar ones in Castiglioni (chasse à l'éléphant): AA XXXVIII, 1, p.14;
Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith, Dinka.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 13.10.2022 - 16:51 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 06.10. - 13.10. 2022 |