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Bel appui-tête, aire Iatmul, Moyen Sépik, Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Bel appui-tête, aire Iatmul, Moyen Sépik
- long. 59 cm
- 23 1/4 in
Le plateau en bois de grande dimension, porté de manière classique par un rotin plié aux bases ligaturées, est sculpté en plan légèrement incliné, chaque extrémité ornée d'une tête humaine. Les visages offrent les caractéristiques de la statuaire Iatmul : yeux en relief - signifiés ici par des incrustations de petits coquillages cauris -, longue arête nasale terminée par des narines percées, bouche entrouverte aux commissures relevées. Très belle patine sombre, grumeleuse, rehaussée de pigments rouges dans le creux des narines et de la bouche. Une des jambes porte, inscrite à l'encre noire, la mention : "92475. L. 1437./154. Kais.Aug.Fluss".
Provenance
Collecté par Roesicke lors de la Kaiserin-Augusta-Fluss Expedition, en 1912-1913
Linden Museum, Stuttgart, inv. n° 92475 1 1437/154
Collection Claire Zeisler, Chicago
Christie's, New York, 11 novembre 1993, n° 213
Literature
Reproduit dans :
Thomsen, Kunst og Kultur ved Sepikfloden, 1935 : 328, fig. 11
Thomsen, Kunst og Kultur ved Sepikfloden, 1935 : 328, fig. 11
Condition
Very good condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within the culture.
"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
Les longs appuis-tête sculptés à leur extrémité de motifs anthropomorphes sont rares. cf. Wardwell (1971 : 100, n° 153), pour un appui-tête comparable collecté dans le village de Timbunke, au cœur de l'aire Iatmul, conservé aujourd'hui à l'University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphie.
La surface a conservé les traces de l'outil de pierre ayant servi à le façonner.