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Statue, Keaka, Nigeria
Estimate
25,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description
- Keaka
- Statue
- Wood
- haut. 58 cm
- 22 4/5 in
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Paris, ca. 1980
Collection privée
Collection privée
Exhibited
Québec, Musée de la civilisation, Arts du Nigeria dans les Collections Privées Françaises, 24 octobre 2012 - 21 avril 2013
Literature
Lebas, Arts du Nigeria dans les Collections Privées Françaises, 2012, p. 185
Condition
Good condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. Thickly encrusted multi-layered patina. One hairlines crack on the proper right side of the top of the chest ranging on the proper right side of the head. Another one on the proper left hip.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
La force exprimée par la tension de la pose décuple dans la hardiesse du visage résumé à l'extrême : les traits uniquement signifiés par la ligne de la bouche entrouverte et par une barbe, l'ensemble recouvert d'une épaisse patine sacrificielle. La statuaire des Keaka (Sud-Est de la Cross River), relativement rare et peu documentée, constitue un style de transition entre l'art de leurs voisins Chamba et Mumuye. Selon Pierre Harter, ces puissantes statues seraient associées au culte des ancêtres, tandis que Baeke les place dans le contexte du rite médicinal so, renvoyant à un être spirituel exceptionnel (Lebas, 2012, p. 287). Voir Falgayrettes-Leveau (1996, p. 10) pour une statue très comparable dans les collections du musée Dapper.