一件木雕作品 - Keaka - 尼日利亚 (没有保留价)





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卖家的描述
Keaka Sculpture - Cross River Region, Nigeria
This powerfully constructed wooden figure combines a squat form with expressive abstraction. Short legs and a compact torso rise from heavy, broadly splayed feet. The bent arms lie close to the body, while the shoulders and hips are defined by their strong volume. The figure is dominated by the oversized head: a long, downward-sloping face, circularly marked eyes, and a deeply open mouth lend it a compelling presence. The dark gray, granularly encrusted surface almost completely covers the anatomical forms; cracks and deposits reinforce the impression of an object that has been ritually treated over a long period.
The sculpture is attributed to the Keaka people of the southeastern Cross River region on the border between Nigeria and Cameroon. Their rare and, to date, only partially documented figurative art shows formal points of contact with Mambila, Chamba, and Mumuye traditions. Divinatory, therapeutic, and protective functions are assumed for comparable Keaka figures. However, the historical term "Keaka" is ambiguous and has repeatedly been confused with "Kaka"; recent museum research therefore cautions against assigning ethnic identities too readily.
Literature (selection):
Pierre Harter: "Keaka, Kaka & Kaka", Tribal Arts, 1994.
David Zeitlyn, in: Nigeria. Arts de la vallée de la Bénoué. Paris 1997.
Berns / Fardon / Kasfir (eds.): Central Nigeria Unmasked. Los Angeles 2011.
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. Copyright reserverd for all info and photos.
Inv. No. MAZ28031
Informant: Mr. Congo
卖家故事
Keaka Sculpture - Cross River Region, Nigeria
This powerfully constructed wooden figure combines a squat form with expressive abstraction. Short legs and a compact torso rise from heavy, broadly splayed feet. The bent arms lie close to the body, while the shoulders and hips are defined by their strong volume. The figure is dominated by the oversized head: a long, downward-sloping face, circularly marked eyes, and a deeply open mouth lend it a compelling presence. The dark gray, granularly encrusted surface almost completely covers the anatomical forms; cracks and deposits reinforce the impression of an object that has been ritually treated over a long period.
The sculpture is attributed to the Keaka people of the southeastern Cross River region on the border between Nigeria and Cameroon. Their rare and, to date, only partially documented figurative art shows formal points of contact with Mambila, Chamba, and Mumuye traditions. Divinatory, therapeutic, and protective functions are assumed for comparable Keaka figures. However, the historical term "Keaka" is ambiguous and has repeatedly been confused with "Kaka"; recent museum research therefore cautions against assigning ethnic identities too readily.
Literature (selection):
Pierre Harter: "Keaka, Kaka & Kaka", Tribal Arts, 1994.
David Zeitlyn, in: Nigeria. Arts de la vallée de la Bénoué. Paris 1997.
Berns / Fardon / Kasfir (eds.): Central Nigeria Unmasked. Los Angeles 2011.
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. Copyright reserverd for all info and photos.
Inv. No. MAZ28031
Informant: Mr. Congo
卖家故事
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- Jaenicke Njoya GmbH
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