Mambila 'Tadep' Figure Donga Valley, Sardauna Province
Nigeria/Cameroon, wood, 44 cm high. Little is known about Tadep Mambila figures, which depict humans in a range of abstract forms, as they have been out of use since about the 1970s. The earlier assumption that they were used in ancestor worship has recently been questioned. Instead, they may have been owned by 'Suaga' and were asssociated with illness and healing, placed in shrines outside the village. Previously described as 'Kaka', this figure shares characteristics with these neighbouring 'Enok Ateng' figures.
Provenance:
Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 20 June 1999, Lot 176;
Alain de Monbrison, Paris, France;
Private Collector, Alsace, France, till: Sotheby's, New York, November 2001, Lot 98;
Property of a European Collector;
Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium;
Kagu Gallery, 2007;
Frank van Craen, Brussels, Belgium, 2009.
Exhibited:
New York "Tribal & Textile Arts Show", 19-22 May 2007.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
13.10.2022 - 15:57
- Estimate:
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EUR 8,000.- to EUR 12,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 6,000.-
Mambila 'Tadep' Figure Donga Valley, Sardauna Province
Nigeria/Cameroon, wood, 44 cm high. Little is known about Tadep Mambila figures, which depict humans in a range of abstract forms, as they have been out of use since about the 1970s. The earlier assumption that they were used in ancestor worship has recently been questioned. Instead, they may have been owned by 'Suaga' and were asssociated with illness and healing, placed in shrines outside the village. Previously described as 'Kaka', this figure shares characteristics with these neighbouring 'Enok Ateng' figures.
Provenance:
Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 20 June 1999, Lot 176;
Alain de Monbrison, Paris, France;
Private Collector, Alsace, France, till: Sotheby's, New York, November 2001, Lot 98;
Property of a European Collector;
Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium;
Kagu Gallery, 2007;
Frank van Craen, Brussels, Belgium, 2009.
Exhibited:
New York "Tribal & Textile Arts Show", 19-22 May 2007.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 13.10.2022 - 15:57 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 06.10. - 13.10. 2022 |