Mixed lot (2 pieces) from Ethiopia and Nigeria: rod of an Ethiopian dignitary and ornamental chain of the Vere people.
Mixed lot (2 pieces) from Ethiopia and Nigeria: rod of an Ethiopian dignitary and ornamental chain of the Vere people.
1: A rod of a dignitary, probably from East Ethiopia. Made of hard, heavy wood and dyed black. The upper end of the handle with 12 offset rings in geometrical relief patterns. A hemispheric finial. L: 102 cm.
2: At the centre of this typical Vere chain from East Nigeria (on the Cameroon border) hangs a large, conical metal disc, the edge of which is decorated with small metal spheres (diameter: c. 11 cm). The large disc hangs on a chain consisting of 36 small metal pearls. All metal parts are made of yellow cast-alloy (brass) and executed with ‘waste mould’ casting. Good patina. L: c. 40 cm (entire chain).
Both objects in this mixed lot: Between the beginning and first half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance: German private collection.
Literature: 'Art oft the Upper Benue River' by Christophe Evers, ill. p. 7.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
24.03.2014 - 16:00
- Odhadní cena:
-
EUR 800,- do EUR 1.000,-
Mixed lot (2 pieces) from Ethiopia and Nigeria: rod of an Ethiopian dignitary and ornamental chain of the Vere people.
1: A rod of a dignitary, probably from East Ethiopia. Made of hard, heavy wood and dyed black. The upper end of the handle with 12 offset rings in geometrical relief patterns. A hemispheric finial. L: 102 cm.
2: At the centre of this typical Vere chain from East Nigeria (on the Cameroon border) hangs a large, conical metal disc, the edge of which is decorated with small metal spheres (diameter: c. 11 cm). The large disc hangs on a chain consisting of 36 small metal pearls. All metal parts are made of yellow cast-alloy (brass) and executed with ‘waste mould’ casting. Good patina. L: c. 40 cm (entire chain).
Both objects in this mixed lot: Between the beginning and first half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance: German private collection.
Literature: 'Art oft the Upper Benue River' by Christophe Evers, ill. p. 7.
Expert: Prof. Erwin Melchardt
Prof. Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
|
Horká linka kupujících
Po-Pá: 10.00 - 17.00
kundendienst@dorotheum.at +43 1 515 60 200 |
| Aukce: | Mimoevropské a domorodé um?ní |
| Typ aukce: | Salónní aukce |
| Datum: | 24.03.2014 - 16:00 |
| Místo konání aukce: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Prohlídka: | 18.03. - 24.03.2014 |