Borana, Konso, Gato, South Ethiopia: a phallic head ornament for men, known as ‘kallasha’.
Borana, Konso, Gato, South Ethiopia: a phallic head ornament for men, known as ‘kallasha’.
A phallic head-ornament, ‘kallasha’, executed in aluminium ‘waste mould’ casting and fastened through a leather strap onto a polished round disc made of turbo seashell. Such ‘kallasha’ would be fastened to the head with a leather strap and worn on the forehead by important men (warriors, ‘priests’ etc) of the Konso, Gato and Borana peoples in South Ethiopia. Length: 10 cm (in total), diameter: c. 7 cm (padding board). First half to mid-20th century. (ME)
Provenance:
Austrian Private Collection.
Lit.:
'Afrika im Schmuck' by Angela Fisher, p. 63, ill. 6.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
09.06.2016 - 17:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 313.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 250.-
Borana, Konso, Gato, South Ethiopia: a phallic head ornament for men, known as ‘kallasha’.
A phallic head-ornament, ‘kallasha’, executed in aluminium ‘waste mould’ casting and fastened through a leather strap onto a polished round disc made of turbo seashell. Such ‘kallasha’ would be fastened to the head with a leather strap and worn on the forehead by important men (warriors, ‘priests’ etc) of the Konso, Gato and Borana peoples in South Ethiopia. Length: 10 cm (in total), diameter: c. 7 cm (padding board). First half to mid-20th century. (ME)
Provenance:
Austrian Private Collection.
Lit.:
'Afrika im Schmuck' by Angela Fisher, p. 63, ill. 6.
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 |
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