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Statue, Téké, République Populaire du Congo
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Téké
- Statue
- haut. 35,5 cm
- 14 in
Bilongo, le personnage masculin animé par le mouvement de la tête, tournée vers la gauche, et par la projection de l'ample coiffe à croissant sagittal. Au traitement schématique du corps répond la singularité du visage traité sur un plan incliné, l'expression offerte par les yeux baissés signifiés par une simple incision et la bouche entrouverte aux lèvres saillantes. Il a conservé sa charge, placée dans la cavité abdominale, et - partiellement - le tissus qui la recouvrait, noué autour du cou. Patine brun jaune.
Provenance
Collectée par John ou Siegfried Södergren, dans la première moitié du XXe siècle
Collection de la famille Södergren, Suède
Collection de la famille Södergren, Suède
Exhibited
Exposée dans :
« Foch och Form », Etnografiska Museet, Stockholm, 1954
« Foch och Form », Etnografiska Museet, Stockholm, 1954
Condition
Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. Losses to the fabric surrounding the body, visible in 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. 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
Nous n'avons pas identifié, dans le corpus de la statuaire Téké, de statue offrant cette même et rare sensibilité, exprimée à la fois par la finesse et l'élancement du corps, la légère rotation de la tête, et par le sentiment d'intériorité offert par le visage incliné vers le bas.
Elle peut cependant être rapprochée, typologiquement, de la statue conservée au Folkens Museum de Stockholm, (inv. D.191.21) collectée avant 1918 par le missionnaire et ethnologue suédois Karl Edward Laman, à Kolo, village Bembé frontalier du pays Téké (Féau, 1998 : 144-145).