Ijaw Kalabari Panel or 'Duein Fubara',
Nigeria. Wood, fibers, 142 cm high. The Duein Fubara (forehead of the dead) is an ancestral or memorial altar screen, made to commemorate the leader of a trading house. Not only is the creation of wooden panels influenced by western ship carpentry, but the frontal image is also created as a western 'photograph', a frontal image as opposed to three-dimensional sculpture. (VJ)
Provenance:
French private collection;
Massol, "Arts Primitifs", 18 September 2009. Lot 74;
Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam.
Specialist: Joris Visser
Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34
Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com
28.06.2023 - 15:14
- Realized price: **
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EUR 3,900.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 4,200.- to EUR 4,500.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 3,000.-
Ijaw Kalabari Panel or 'Duein Fubara',
Nigeria. Wood, fibers, 142 cm high. The Duein Fubara (forehead of the dead) is an ancestral or memorial altar screen, made to commemorate the leader of a trading house. Not only is the creation of wooden panels influenced by western ship carpentry, but the frontal image is also created as a western 'photograph', a frontal image as opposed to three-dimensional sculpture. (VJ)
Provenance:
French private collection;
Massol, "Arts Primitifs", 18 September 2009. Lot 74;
Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam.
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: | 28.06.2023 - 15:14 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 24.06. - 28.06.2023 |
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