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Tissu à broderie de perles, Yoruba, Nigeria
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description
- Yoruba
- Tissu à broderie de perles
- haut. 109 cm
- 43 in
composé de cinq bandes verticales de velours cousues entre elles et brodées de perles multicolores dessinant des chevrons entrecroisés.
Provenance
Colette Ghysels, Bruxelles
Exhibited
African Forms, NY, Dav., San Diego, Mt. H. et Cornell, 2001 - 2004
Literature
Ginzberg, 2000 : 244
Condition
Good condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. The cotton and velvet cloth is worn in some places. Some minor bead losses, as evidenced by the catalogue illustration.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
La fonction de ce tissu demeure inconnue. Les bandes verticales qui le composent sont d'anciens baudriers portés lors des cérémonies liées au culte d'Egungun. Les perles de verre et les autres matériaux d'origine étrangère - comme ici le velours européen - rehaussaient le prestige de son porteur.