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Tapa Mbuti, an original tempera on tree-bark artwork by the Mbuti from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dated 1800, 95 × 67 cm, in good condition, sold with frame, by Galería.
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AKWABA AFRICA
Piece: “TAPA”
Ethnicity: Mbuti
Country: Zaire
Materials: Tree bark
Dimensions: 95 × 67 cm.
Description
Painting on tree bark.
Its preparation — cut, beaten and dried — is carried out by men and its decoration is done by women with colors prepared from natural pigments.
The traditional motifs represented, non-figurative, of dark significance and not yet elucidated, probably may be older than our own writing. They are strokes that move in a rare graphic rhythm, evocative of other ancient cultures and the context in which they were born.
Bibliography
Serge Bahuchet: Les Pygmées Aka et la forêt centrafricaine, CNRS, 1986.
Musée Barbier-Muller – Catalogue of the exhibition “Art Pictural dels Pygmees”, Genève, 1990.
Piezas similares en
Musée Dapper, Paris
Musée BARBIER MULLER, GENÈVE
Musée ROYAL DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE, TERVUREN
American Museum of Natural History, New York.
Documentación: Certificado por Raquel Montagut
Los datos reseñados se garantizan como relativos a la pieza descrita. Para que conste se expide el presente Certificado.
Barcelona, 10 de diciembre de 1991.
Raquel Montagut
AKWABA AFRICA
Piece: “TAPA”
Ethnicity: Mbuti
Country: Zaire
Materials: Tree bark
Dimensions: 95 × 67 cm.
Description
Painting on tree bark.
Its preparation — cut, beaten and dried — is carried out by men and its decoration is done by women with colors prepared from natural pigments.
The traditional motifs represented, non-figurative, of dark significance and not yet elucidated, probably may be older than our own writing. They are strokes that move in a rare graphic rhythm, evocative of other ancient cultures and the context in which they were born.
Bibliography
Serge Bahuchet: Les Pygmées Aka et la forêt centrafricaine, CNRS, 1986.
Musée Barbier-Muller – Catalogue of the exhibition “Art Pictural dels Pygmees”, Genève, 1990.
Piezas similares en
Musée Dapper, Paris
Musée BARBIER MULLER, GENÈVE
Musée ROYAL DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE, TERVUREN
American Museum of Natural History, New York.
Documentación: Certificado por Raquel Montagut
Los datos reseñados se garantizan como relativos a la pieza descrita. Para que conste se expide el presente Certificado.
Barcelona, 10 de diciembre de 1991.
Raquel Montagut
Details
Artist
Mbuti
Edition
Original
Sold by
Gallery
Sold with frame
Yes
Title of artwork
Tapa Mbuti
Technique
Tempera
Signature
Not signed
Country of origin
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethnic group/culture
Mbuti
Indigenous object name
Tapa
Year
1800
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Height
95 cm
Width
67 cm
Weight
3 g
Depiction/theme
Nature
Style
Cubism
Period
1900-1910
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