STATUE SAKALAVA, MADAGASCAR Eroded wood H.... - Lot 105 - Giquello

Lot 105
Go to lot
Estimation :
1200 - 1500 EUR
Result with fees
Result : 2 061EUR
STATUE SAKALAVA, MADAGASCAR Eroded wood H.... - Lot 105 - Giquello
STATUE SAKALAVA, MADAGASCAR Eroded wood H. 85 cm Of great poetry, this feminine sculpture stands on bent legs, the bust pierced at the navel punctuated by high breasts, the fine arms joined to the bust, the hands brought back on both sides of the pubis. The delicate face is slightly turned to the right, the details inscribed under a soft arch, the complex hair forming a succession of buns. Natural erosion gives a beautiful softness to the object, immortalizing the memory of a former dignitary. As with all peoples practising ancestor worship, funerary art is important among the Sakalava, whose burials, mainly made of wood, were erected in the forest.
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue