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Statue malangan, Nord de la Nouvelle-Irlande
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 EUR
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Description
- Statue malangan
- wood,
- haut. 120 cm
- 47 1/4 in
Provenance
William D. Webster, Bicester
Pitt Rivers Museum, Farnham, Dorset, acquis de W.D. Webster en janvier 1897
Sotheby's, Londres, 14 juillet 1966, n°66
Picard, Drouot Montaigne, Paris, 8 octobre 1991, n°81
Collection privée, acquis lors de cette vente
Pitt Rivers Museum, Farnham, Dorset, acquis de W.D. Webster en janvier 1897
Sotheby's, Londres, 14 juillet 1966, n°66
Picard, Drouot Montaigne, Paris, 8 octobre 1991, n°81
Collection privée, acquis lors de cette vente
Au dos, inscription à l'encre noire "NEW IRELAND. BT. WEBSTER. JAN. 1897. P. 1444"
Literature
illustré à l'aquarelle dans le catalogue d'Augustus Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers, Seconde collection, vol. 4, n°1444
Condition
Good condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. Glued in many places. No feathers around the head is missing. Classic light-weight wood typical for this type of figure. Fine polychromy.
"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
Exposée, fichée dans le sol, durant les cérémonies malangan afin d'honorer la personne défunte, cette statue agissait non pas comme un portrait, "mais bien plutôt comme une représentation de l'énergie vitale qui l'a engendré et animé" (Peltier et Gunn, 2007, p. 49). Les motifs ancestraux propres à l'individu ou au clan composent la complexe imbrication de motifs floraux et zoomorphes. Voir Peltier & Gunn (2007, p. 223, n°86) pour une statue malangan de l'Ethnologishes Museum de Berlin (inv. n° VI I4584), dont le visage principal apparaît, comme ici, au centre de l'architecture ajourée.