一个陶土头像 - 头部 - 卡齐纳州 - 尼日利亚 (没有保留价)





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尼日利亚卡茨纳传统的陶土头像,来源自卡杜纳地区,原作/官方,附底座,高15 cm,重780 g,状况一般。
卖家的描述
Terracotta Head - Katsina Tradition, Collected in the Kaduna Region, Nigeria, incl stand.
The fragmentary terracotta head captivates with its serene monumentality and its focus on a few, striking facial features. A rounded skull rises from the robust neck, revealing a suggestion of hair swept back. The heavy, almond-shaped eyelids bear traces of dark pigmentation; the nose and mouth are sculpted in relief, while small openings at the nose and ear add rhythmic texture to the surface. The coarse-grained, reddish-brown fired clay and its partially eroded surface lend the face an archaeological presence, somewhere between a portrait and an idealized human figure.
The work is attributed to the so-called Katsina or Katsina-Ala terracotta tradition and was reportedly collected in the Kaduna region. Katsina-Ala lies southeast of the core area of the Nok culture. Terracotta figurines found there are often placed within the broader context of the Central Nigerian Nok tradition based on formal and archaeological connections. The distribution area of corresponding finds extends from Kaduna to the Benue region. Recent research dates the development of Nok terracotta production primarily to the first millennium BCE and links certain figurine depositions to burial and ancestor rituals. However, the specific function of this head remains unclear without a confirmed excavation context.
Literature (selection):
Bernard Fagg: Nok Terracottas, London 1977.
Joseph F. Jemkur: The Nok Culture: Art in Nigeria 2,500 Years Ago, 2006.
Gabriele Franke: “The Archaeology of Nok Culture in Nigeria”, 2024.
Some of the information is generated by artificial intelligence and is based on published sources from the fields of ethnography, archaeology, and art history.
Informant Amadou
Inv. No. MAZ24126
"I believe that the import of all art objects from Africa—whether copies or originals—should be prohibited to protect Africa." Quote: Prof. Dr. Viola König, former director of the Ethnological Museum of Berlin, now HUMBOLDTFORUM
Legal Framework
Under the 1970 UNESCO Convention in combination with the Kulturgutschutz Gesetz (KGSG) any claim for the restitution of cultural property becomes time-barred three years after the competent authorities of the State of origin obtain knowledge of the object’s location and the identity of its possessor.
All bronzes and terracotta items offered have been publicly exhibited in Wolfgang Jaenicke Gallery since 2001. Organisations such as DIGITAL BENIN and academic institutions such as the Technical University of Berlin, which have been intensively involved in restitution-reseaches (translocation-project) over the past seven years, are aware of our work, have inspected large parts of our collection and have visited us in our dependance in Lomé, Togo, among other places, to learn about the international Art trade on site. Furthermore, the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) in Abuja, Nigeria, has been informed about our collection. In no case in the past have there been restitution claims against private institutions such as the Wolfgang Jaenicke Gallery
Our Gallery addresses these structural challenges through a policy of maximum transparency and documentation. Should any questions or uncertainties arise, we invite you to contact us. Each matter will be reviewed diligently using all available resources.
卖家故事
Terracotta Head - Katsina Tradition, Collected in the Kaduna Region, Nigeria, incl stand.
The fragmentary terracotta head captivates with its serene monumentality and its focus on a few, striking facial features. A rounded skull rises from the robust neck, revealing a suggestion of hair swept back. The heavy, almond-shaped eyelids bear traces of dark pigmentation; the nose and mouth are sculpted in relief, while small openings at the nose and ear add rhythmic texture to the surface. The coarse-grained, reddish-brown fired clay and its partially eroded surface lend the face an archaeological presence, somewhere between a portrait and an idealized human figure.
The work is attributed to the so-called Katsina or Katsina-Ala terracotta tradition and was reportedly collected in the Kaduna region. Katsina-Ala lies southeast of the core area of the Nok culture. Terracotta figurines found there are often placed within the broader context of the Central Nigerian Nok tradition based on formal and archaeological connections. The distribution area of corresponding finds extends from Kaduna to the Benue region. Recent research dates the development of Nok terracotta production primarily to the first millennium BCE and links certain figurine depositions to burial and ancestor rituals. However, the specific function of this head remains unclear without a confirmed excavation context.
Literature (selection):
Bernard Fagg: Nok Terracottas, London 1977.
Joseph F. Jemkur: The Nok Culture: Art in Nigeria 2,500 Years Ago, 2006.
Gabriele Franke: “The Archaeology of Nok Culture in Nigeria”, 2024.
Some of the information is generated by artificial intelligence and is based on published sources from the fields of ethnography, archaeology, and art history.
Informant Amadou
Inv. No. MAZ24126
"I believe that the import of all art objects from Africa—whether copies or originals—should be prohibited to protect Africa." Quote: Prof. Dr. Viola König, former director of the Ethnological Museum of Berlin, now HUMBOLDTFORUM
Legal Framework
Under the 1970 UNESCO Convention in combination with the Kulturgutschutz Gesetz (KGSG) any claim for the restitution of cultural property becomes time-barred three years after the competent authorities of the State of origin obtain knowledge of the object’s location and the identity of its possessor.
All bronzes and terracotta items offered have been publicly exhibited in Wolfgang Jaenicke Gallery since 2001. Organisations such as DIGITAL BENIN and academic institutions such as the Technical University of Berlin, which have been intensively involved in restitution-reseaches (translocation-project) over the past seven years, are aware of our work, have inspected large parts of our collection and have visited us in our dependance in Lomé, Togo, among other places, to learn about the international Art trade on site. Furthermore, the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) in Abuja, Nigeria, has been informed about our collection. In no case in the past have there been restitution claims against private institutions such as the Wolfgang Jaenicke Gallery
Our Gallery addresses these structural challenges through a policy of maximum transparency and documentation. Should any questions or uncertainties arise, we invite you to contact us. Each matter will be reviewed diligently using all available resources.
卖家故事
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- Unternehmen:
- Jaenicke Njoya GmbH
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- Wolfgang Jaenicke
- Adresse:
- Jaenicke Njoya GmbH
Klausenerplatz 7
14059 Berlin
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- +493033951033
- Email:
- w.jaenicke@jaenicke-njoya.com
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- DE241193499
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