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Serrure, Bamana, Mali
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Bamana
- Serrure
- haut. 47 cm
- 18 1/2 in
Provenance
Collection André Schoeller, Paris
Numéro d'inventaire "89.43" inscrit au dos à l'encre rouge.
Numéro d'inventaire "89.43" inscrit au dos à l'encre rouge.
Condition
Please refer to the department, + 33 1 53 05 52 67, alexis.maggiar@sothebys.com
"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
L'étirement du buste - s'adaptant à la fonction utilitaire du coffre - est magnifié par l'élan de la tête au port altier et de la coiffe majestueuse. A la rigueur de la découpe dorsale répond, de profil, la remarquable dynamique des volumes architecturés, selon le style de la région de Sikasso, en une succession de plans inclinés en profondeur, jouant sur les rythmes successifs et l'accentuation des points de rupture. Les représentations - notamment féminines - des serrures devaient, chez les Bamana, protéger les céréales des insectes et des voleurs. La superbe patine d'usage, sombre et croûteuse, brillante sur les parties saillantes, met en valeur les motifs tégumentaires ornant le buste.