Mixed lot (2 items): Two small, cast metal figures. A children’s amulet of the Lobi, from Burkina Faso, and a shrine figure of the Bambara, Mali.
Mixed lot (2 items): Two small, cast metal figures. A children’s amulet of the Lobi, from Burkina Faso, and a shrine figure of the Bambara, Mali.
1: Lobi: A protective amulet for children, in the form of a figure with slightly bent knees and a lateral hanger. With this eyelet amulets such as the present one hang on a thread around a child’s neck.
H: 10 cm, W: 4.6 cm.
Lit.: 'Bronzes et autres Alliages' by A. Blandin, fig. p. 94, p. 95, fig. 3–6, p. 96, fig. 1–8.
2: Bambara (also called Bamana): A standing male figure with open arms and short legs, probably for a house shrine of the Bambara.
H: 9.8 cm, W: 3.8 cm.
Both items are made of yellow cast-alloy (brass), executed with ‘waste mould’ casting. Both display good, dark patina as well as some shiny areas as a result of protracted use.
First half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance: Viennese Private Collection.
Esperto: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
26.05.2015 - 15:00
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EUR 900,- a EUR 1.000,-
Mixed lot (2 items): Two small, cast metal figures. A children’s amulet of the Lobi, from Burkina Faso, and a shrine figure of the Bambara, Mali.
1: Lobi: A protective amulet for children, in the form of a figure with slightly bent knees and a lateral hanger. With this eyelet amulets such as the present one hang on a thread around a child’s neck.
H: 10 cm, W: 4.6 cm.
Lit.: 'Bronzes et autres Alliages' by A. Blandin, fig. p. 94, p. 95, fig. 3–6, p. 96, fig. 1–8.
2: Bambara (also called Bamana): A standing male figure with open arms and short legs, probably for a house shrine of the Bambara.
H: 9.8 cm, W: 3.8 cm.
Both items are made of yellow cast-alloy (brass), executed with ‘waste mould’ casting. Both display good, dark patina as well as some shiny areas as a result of protracted use.
First half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance: Viennese Private Collection.
Esperto: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Tipo d'asta: | Asta in sala |
| Data: | 26.05.2015 - 15:00 |
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| Esposizione: | 20.05. - 26.05.2015 |