一件木雕作品 - Mbulu Ngulu - Bakota - 加蓬 (没有保留价)





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来自,加蓬巴科塔(Bakota)人群的木雕艺术品,题名为“A wooden sculpture”,为Mbulu Ngulu relic guardian,产地哈尤-奥武省,带底座;高65 cm,重3 kg,材质为木材。
卖家的描述
Bakota Relic Guardian (Mbulu Ngulu), Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon, wood, metal, and pigments; Haut-Ogooué Province, Southeast Gabon. Incl stand.
This figure belongs to the relic art of the Bakota (Kota) people of southeastern Gabon. Known as Mbulu Ngulu, these guardian figures served to preserve and spiritually safeguard ancestral relics kept in reliquaries. They embodied the continuing presence of the ancestors and were considered intermediaries between the world of the living and that of the ancestors. Within Central Africa, the Kota relic guardians are among the most striking examples of a deliberately abstracted and symbolically dense formal language.
The sculpture is dominated by a monumental head, the structure of which is reminiscent of a ceremonial helmet. A tripartite superstructure with a semicircular central section and lateral extensions creates an impressive architectural silhouette. Dot-like ornaments structure the surface and lend the work a rhythmic order. A red-colored band frames the face and simultaneously forms its vertical central axis.
The physiognomy is reminiscent of a stylized skull mask. The exceptionally high forehead, the deep-set eye sockets, and the disc-shaped eyes with centrally positioned pupils give the figure a presence that is both ethereal and watchful. The horizontally grooved lower part of the face is divided by a striking vertical band, creating a strict symmetry. The narrow neck, wrapped in wire, leads to a highly reduced body, whose diamond-shaped legs emphasize the abstract nature of the sculpture.
Cracks, abrasions, and discolorations document age and ritual use. The figure exemplifies the Kota concept of the ancestor as a protective, timeless power and combines spiritual function with exceptional formal modernity.
Literature (selection)
Louis Perrois: Kota: Visions of Africa Series. Milan 2012.
Louis Perrois: Arts du Gabon. Paris 1979.
François Neyt: The Arts of Gabon. Ghent 2004.
Herbert M. Cole: Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa. Washington 1989.
Suzanne Preston Blier: The Royal Arts of Africa. London 1998.
Christopher D. Roy: Traditional Art of Africa. Upper Saddle River 1999.
Jacques Kerchache among others: L’Art Africain. Paris 1988.
卖家故事
Bakota Relic Guardian (Mbulu Ngulu), Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon, wood, metal, and pigments; Haut-Ogooué Province, Southeast Gabon. Incl stand.
This figure belongs to the relic art of the Bakota (Kota) people of southeastern Gabon. Known as Mbulu Ngulu, these guardian figures served to preserve and spiritually safeguard ancestral relics kept in reliquaries. They embodied the continuing presence of the ancestors and were considered intermediaries between the world of the living and that of the ancestors. Within Central Africa, the Kota relic guardians are among the most striking examples of a deliberately abstracted and symbolically dense formal language.
The sculpture is dominated by a monumental head, the structure of which is reminiscent of a ceremonial helmet. A tripartite superstructure with a semicircular central section and lateral extensions creates an impressive architectural silhouette. Dot-like ornaments structure the surface and lend the work a rhythmic order. A red-colored band frames the face and simultaneously forms its vertical central axis.
The physiognomy is reminiscent of a stylized skull mask. The exceptionally high forehead, the deep-set eye sockets, and the disc-shaped eyes with centrally positioned pupils give the figure a presence that is both ethereal and watchful. The horizontally grooved lower part of the face is divided by a striking vertical band, creating a strict symmetry. The narrow neck, wrapped in wire, leads to a highly reduced body, whose diamond-shaped legs emphasize the abstract nature of the sculpture.
Cracks, abrasions, and discolorations document age and ritual use. The figure exemplifies the Kota concept of the ancestor as a protective, timeless power and combines spiritual function with exceptional formal modernity.
Literature (selection)
Louis Perrois: Kota: Visions of Africa Series. Milan 2012.
Louis Perrois: Arts du Gabon. Paris 1979.
François Neyt: The Arts of Gabon. Ghent 2004.
Herbert M. Cole: Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa. Washington 1989.
Suzanne Preston Blier: The Royal Arts of Africa. London 1998.
Christopher D. Roy: Traditional Art of Africa. Upper Saddle River 1999.
Jacques Kerchache among others: L’Art Africain. Paris 1988.
卖家故事
详细资料
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- Jaenicke Njoya GmbH
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- Wolfgang Jaenicke
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- Jaenicke Njoya GmbH
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- w.jaenicke@jaenicke-njoya.com
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