Lobi, Burkina Faso: a typical recliner of the Lobi, carved from a single piece of hard wood.
Lobi, Burkina Faso: a typical recliner of the Lobi, carved from a single piece of hard wood.
The Lobi, in the south-west of Burkina Faso, make use of stools and such recliners as seating (see also cat. no 136). The present Lobi recliner is an example of the characteristic type: stood on three strong thick legs continuously carved from a tree trunk. The individual front support is shaped like a foot. Through sideway ‘pinches’, the pleasantly curved surface of the recliner forms a head at its upper end. The front support has been previously broken and has been glued (an original repair with tree resin and sand as well as fixating metal plates made of sheet iron). A few material and age related tears. Otherwise no damage. A very typical object of the Lobi, with very good, shiny usage patina. Height: 68 cm (at the 'head'), 30 cm (at the foot), width: 30 cm (resting surface). First half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance:
Austrian Private Collection.
Lit.:
'Afrikanische Sitze' by Sandro Bocola, ill. 26; 'Man and his Vision. The Traditional Wood Sculpture Of Burkina Faso' by Esther A. Dagan, ill. 144.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
09.06.2016 - 17:00
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Lobi, Burkina Faso: a typical recliner of the Lobi, carved from a single piece of hard wood.
The Lobi, in the south-west of Burkina Faso, make use of stools and such recliners as seating (see also cat. no 136). The present Lobi recliner is an example of the characteristic type: stood on three strong thick legs continuously carved from a tree trunk. The individual front support is shaped like a foot. Through sideway ‘pinches’, the pleasantly curved surface of the recliner forms a head at its upper end. The front support has been previously broken and has been glued (an original repair with tree resin and sand as well as fixating metal plates made of sheet iron). A few material and age related tears. Otherwise no damage. A very typical object of the Lobi, with very good, shiny usage patina. Height: 68 cm (at the 'head'), 30 cm (at the foot), width: 30 cm (resting surface). First half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance:
Austrian Private Collection.
Lit.:
'Afrikanische Sitze' by Sandro Bocola, ill. 26; 'Man and his Vision. The Traditional Wood Sculpture Of Burkina Faso' by Esther A. Dagan, ill. 144.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Datum: | 09.06.2016 - 17:00 |
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Ukázat výsledky aukce
- Ernst Czernotzky
- Kazak ca. 160 x 102 cm,
- Karl Sailer, "Skibaby" (kleine Skifahrerin mit Startnummer "3"), Modellnummer: 8805, Ausführung: Wiener Manufaktur Friedrich Goldscheider, bis ca. 1941
- Trix Express international H0, 2425 Dampflok mit Schlepptender,
- Josef Hoffmann, Mokkaservice in Melonenform für vier Personen, Entwurf: 1929, Ausführung: Wiener Porzellanmanufaktur Augarten