Lot 77
  • 77

CHASSE-MOUCHE, KONGO-YOMBE, RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO |

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
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Description

  • haut. 17,5 cm , 6 7/8 in

Provenance

Collection Josef Müller (1887-1977), Solothurn
Musée Barbier-Mueller, Genève (inv. n° 1021-22)
Loudmer, Paris, Arts Primitifs, 24 avril 1997, n° 33
Collection privée, Paris, acquis lors de cette vente

Exhibited

Düsseldorf, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Afrikanische Kunst aus der Sammlung Barbier-Mueller, 27 février - 10 avril 1988 / Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle, 4 juin  - 14 août 1988 / Munich, Haus der Kunst, 17 décembre 1988 - 19 février 1989 / Genève, Musée Rath, 15 mars - 15 mai 1989

Literature

Muensterberger, Universality of Tribal Art, 1979
Arts d'Afrique Noire, 1988, p. 236, n° 145
Schmalenbach, Afrikanische Kunst aus der Sammlung Barbier-Mueller,1988, p. 240, n° 145

Condition

Excellent conditions overall. As visible on the catalogue illustration, the white pigments are very well-preserved. On the base is a sticker with the number 33.
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