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Maître Frédéric FARBOS ARIEGE ENCHERES
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BAMANA/BAMBARA, Mali. Hardwood, dark patina.
See original version (French)
9
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BAMANA/BAMBARA, Mali. Hardwood, dark patina.
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
BAMANA/BAMBARA, Mali.
Hardwood, dark patina.
Ciwara" zoomorphic crest mask linked to agrarian festivities for the fertilisation of the earth and representing a female antelope carrying her fawn on her back, in a symbolic gesture.
The quality of the carving here is remarkable, with long twisted horns, faces boldly carved with geometric motifs and a perfectly balanced juxtaposition of mother and child.
First half 20th century.
104x28 cm.
Note: "This "Ciwara" society, whose name means "Champion of Crops", taught its members not only how to grow each plant, but also the need for collective agricultural work to ensure harvests. The dances were linked to agrarian rites and, consequently, to the idea of fertility, fecundity and sowing".
Literature:
-" Bamana". Un art et un savoir vivre au Mali, exhibition catalogue, Zurich Museum Rietberg, 2002.
-Jean-Paul COLLEYN, Aurélien GABORIT, Ciwara, chimères africaines, exhibition catalogue, Coédition musée du quai Branly/5 Continents, Paris, 2006.
Provenance Collection of Bernard Chayla, a patient and demanding collector with a passion for objects that convey memory.
Expert Mr Christian-Hervé NJIENSI 06 31 90 99 95
See original version (French)
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