An ancient and very beautiful statue with... - Lot 107 - Ader

Lot 107
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An ancient and very beautiful statue with... - Lot 107 - Ader
An ancient and very beautiful statue with a crested hairstyle, its ears protrude from the skull in two prominent circles answering the eyes also treated in two circles sculpted in very slight relief, and its smiling face is inscribed in a concave heart shape, the whole giving life to a very beautiful presence strong of interiority. The volumes and the treatment of the body are both characteristic and almost unique as is often the case when it comes to an ancient work, so rich in inventiveness is the so-called Mumuyé statuary, where the movement of the body, particularly important, is always subtle and careful; the enveloping arms are characteristic here with subtle narrowing at the wrists as if to accommodate bracelets, the rest of the body, much more voluminous, is more singular. The so-called Mumuyé statues, although this denomination seems pejorative for those concerned and qualifies a diversity of peoples (Yoro, Zing, Yakoko, Pugu, Rang, Gola), are intermediaries with the invisible, are used for divination, but are also symbols of rank and prestige and are the personal and not the communal property of individuals such as diviners, healers or rainmakers. Mumuye, Nigeria Wood, pigments, old cracks, very nice patina of use. H. 87 cm Provenance : Collection Anne and Jacques Kerchache Exhibition and Publication : Pierre Bergé et Associés sale of June 13, 2010, Anne and Jacques Kerchache Collection, lot 312 page 343.
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