Makonde, Tanzania, Mozambique: clubstick with a beautiful, typical Makonde head.
A clubstick carved from hard wood and coloured black and brown. Carved at the upper end is a three-dimensional head executed in perfect Makonde style. The head bears a high, angular crest, that would have been used as a clubhead or a handhold (when the club was in use). The entire object is crafted from a single piece of wood. This rare Makonde clubstick is old, lightly chipped at the edges and with a faint tear at the left side of the head. With visibly old usage patina. Height: 75 cm. First half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance:
Belgian Collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
09.06.2016 - 17:00
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EUR 1,200.-
Makonde, Tanzania, Mozambique: clubstick with a beautiful, typical Makonde head.
A clubstick carved from hard wood and coloured black and brown. Carved at the upper end is a three-dimensional head executed in perfect Makonde style. The head bears a high, angular crest, that would have been used as a clubhead or a handhold (when the club was in use). The entire object is crafted from a single piece of wood. This rare Makonde clubstick is old, lightly chipped at the edges and with a faint tear at the left side of the head. With visibly old usage patina. Height: 75 cm. First half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance:
Belgian Collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art - Africa |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 09.06.2016 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 04.06. - 09.06.2016 |