The third object of type "fetish" that I present is also the most significant qualitative Despite its tiny size, only 12 cm in height, because the ability the sculptor has managed to make a thumbnail in the whole "presence" and the monumental statue of a much larger and, just looking at the pictures, it would be impossible to tell at first glance the true dimensions of this extraordinary piece.
Following the identification of centers of sub-ethnic style Songye given by Neyt in his recent work, now absolute point of reference for the investigation on the production aesthetic of this population, the morphological characteristics and style of this statue make it possible to attribute it to an important workshop of the "first Western tradition" (Beland region).
also purchased from this gallery Craig De Lora Tribal arts, comes from one of most important American collections of recent decades, that of William Brill hesitated and was recently auctioned at Sotheby's in New York on November 17, 2006 (Lot 117b).
Bibliography on the thumbnails:
Bibliography on the thumbnails:
1) Sculptures miniatures de l'Afrique Noire. Rees Collection Diepen
François Neyt - Uitgave Rees Diepen, Tilburg, 1990
2) Miniature Wood Carvings of Africa
William Fagg - New York Graphic Society, Adams and Dart, New York, 1970
0 comments:
Post a Comment