木製の彫刻 - フォン - Benin (No reserve price)





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Description from the seller
Fon Fertility Sculpture - Southwest Benin, incl stand.
The slim wooden sculpture is reduced to a few, powerfully placed volumes. A rounded head rises from a narrow, slightly curved body, the face of which is only indicated by a flat, transverse notch. A pronounced rounded curvature emerges in the lower area, while the arms, legs and other anatomical details are completely reduced. An intense indigo blue frame covers almost the entire surface; Abrasions and dark discolorations make the wood stand out underneath. The combination of a phallic-looking silhouette, consistent abstraction and monochrome colors gives the object an exceptionally elemental presence.
In southern and southwestern Benin, anthropomorphic wooden figures of the Fon and neighboring Adja groups often appear in the broader context of Vodun. Power figures called bocio in particular can serve as carriers or focal points of spiritual effectiveness and can be used for protection, healing, success or other individual concerns. Although fertility and sexual power are part of the broader religious imagination, the striking shape of this piece cannot be clearly identified as a fertility symbol based on its morphology alone. The term “fertility sculpture” should therefore be understood as a traditional functional attribution.
Literature (selection)
Suzanne Preston Blier: African Vodun: Art, Psychology, and Power. Chicago 1995.
Melville J. Herskovits: Dahomey: An Ancient West African Kingdom. New York 1938.
Robert Farris Thompson: Flash of the Spirit. New York 1983.
Some of the information and photos are generated by artificial intelligence and is based on published sources from the fields of ethnography, archaeology, and art history documents. All information and photos are protected by copyright.
Inv. No. MAZ28434
Informant: Batoure
Seller's Story
Fon Fertility Sculpture - Southwest Benin, incl stand.
The slim wooden sculpture is reduced to a few, powerfully placed volumes. A rounded head rises from a narrow, slightly curved body, the face of which is only indicated by a flat, transverse notch. A pronounced rounded curvature emerges in the lower area, while the arms, legs and other anatomical details are completely reduced. An intense indigo blue frame covers almost the entire surface; Abrasions and dark discolorations make the wood stand out underneath. The combination of a phallic-looking silhouette, consistent abstraction and monochrome colors gives the object an exceptionally elemental presence.
In southern and southwestern Benin, anthropomorphic wooden figures of the Fon and neighboring Adja groups often appear in the broader context of Vodun. Power figures called bocio in particular can serve as carriers or focal points of spiritual effectiveness and can be used for protection, healing, success or other individual concerns. Although fertility and sexual power are part of the broader religious imagination, the striking shape of this piece cannot be clearly identified as a fertility symbol based on its morphology alone. The term “fertility sculpture” should therefore be understood as a traditional functional attribution.
Literature (selection)
Suzanne Preston Blier: African Vodun: Art, Psychology, and Power. Chicago 1995.
Melville J. Herskovits: Dahomey: An Ancient West African Kingdom. New York 1938.
Robert Farris Thompson: Flash of the Spirit. New York 1983.
Some of the information and photos are generated by artificial intelligence and is based on published sources from the fields of ethnography, archaeology, and art history documents. All information and photos are protected by copyright.
Inv. No. MAZ28434
Informant: Batoure
Seller's Story
Details
Rechtliche Informationen des Verkäufers
- Unternehmen:
- Jaenicke Njoya GmbH
- Repräsentant:
- Wolfgang Jaenicke
- Adresse:
- Jaenicke Njoya GmbH
Klausenerplatz 7
14059 Berlin
GERMANY - Telefonnummer:
- +493033951033
- Email:
- w.jaenicke@jaenicke-njoya.com
- USt-IdNr.:
- DE241193499
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