Rotse (also called Barotse or Lozi), Zambia: A ‘classic’ condiments container of the Rotse, with a lid in the form of a swimming duck.
Rotse (also called Barotse or Lozi), Zambia: A ‘classic’ condiments container of the Rotse, with a lid in the form of a swimming duck.
A lidded box for spices of the Rotse in the upper reaches of the Zambezi river. Carved from hard brown wood and originally black-dyed. Rubbed off as a result of protracted use. The oval bowl sits on a continuously carved round stand underneath. The lid shows the elegantly abstracted form of a duck swimming in water. Only limited age-related damage (a glued tear in the lid, colour wear on the outside). A very original object with great age patina as a result of the object’s long use as a condiments container (see the inner bottom of the bowl). Height: 12 cm; Width: 17 cm; Length: 25 cm. First third of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance:
German Private Collection.
Lit.:
'Die Kunst des schwarzen Afrika' by Kerchache, Paudrat, Stephan, ill. 1054; 'The Tribal Arts of Africa' by Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, p. 201, ill. 10; 'African Art in American Collections' by Robbins & Nooter, ill. 1424.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
09.06.2016 - 17:00
- Starting bid:
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EUR 400.-
Rotse (also called Barotse or Lozi), Zambia: A ‘classic’ condiments container of the Rotse, with a lid in the form of a swimming duck.
A lidded box for spices of the Rotse in the upper reaches of the Zambezi river. Carved from hard brown wood and originally black-dyed. Rubbed off as a result of protracted use. The oval bowl sits on a continuously carved round stand underneath. The lid shows the elegantly abstracted form of a duck swimming in water. Only limited age-related damage (a glued tear in the lid, colour wear on the outside). A very original object with great age patina as a result of the object’s long use as a condiments container (see the inner bottom of the bowl). Height: 12 cm; Width: 17 cm; Length: 25 cm. First third of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance:
German Private Collection.
Lit.:
'Die Kunst des schwarzen Afrika' by Kerchache, Paudrat, Stephan, ill. 1054; 'The Tribal Arts of Africa' by Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, p. 201, ill. 10; 'African Art in American Collections' by Robbins & Nooter, ill. 1424.
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 |