一件木质雕塑 - 埃维语 / 阿丹 - 多哥 (沒有保留價)





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來自多哥的木質柱狀雕塑,埃韋/阿丹文化,附贅底座,47 cm 高,重 280 g,狀況一般,正品/原作。
賣家描述
Ewe/Adan Post Sculpture - Tsévié Region, Togo, incl stand.
The towering wooden sculpture is reduced to the very edge of figuration. Two elongated, cylindrical body segments are connected by a narrow neck section; face, limbs, or other anatomical features are almost entirely absent. The light, chalky-looking surface is covered with irregularly placed dots of red and deep blue. Abrasion, cracks, and missing pieces reveal older layers of paint and the wood beneath. A small metal hook at the top suggests a former attachment or addition. It is precisely from its strict verticality and the rhythmic application of paint that the object derives its unusually symbolic presence.
Tsévié is located in southern Togo, a region where Ewe religious traditions are intricately intertwined with neighboring Adan/Dangme and Fon traditions. Ewe shrine ensembles can include figures and various material objects associated with protection, divination, and spiritual mediation. Even colored patterns possess symbolic qualities within related Ewe-Dangme imagery; however, their meaning is context-dependent. The unusual format of the present piece suggests the cautious designation of it as a post-shaped cult sculpture. A specific function as a protective, ancestral, or Vodun figure cannot be determined without documented original context.
Literature (selection):
Nii O. Quarcoopome: Aklama. Helping Spirits of the Ewe and Dangme. Karlsruhe 2016.
Albert de Surgy: The Religious System of the Ewe. Paris 1988.
Suzanne Preston Blier: African Vodun. Chicago 1995.
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. MAZ28376
Informant: Batoure
賣家的故事
Ewe/Adan Post Sculpture - Tsévié Region, Togo, incl stand.
The towering wooden sculpture is reduced to the very edge of figuration. Two elongated, cylindrical body segments are connected by a narrow neck section; face, limbs, or other anatomical features are almost entirely absent. The light, chalky-looking surface is covered with irregularly placed dots of red and deep blue. Abrasion, cracks, and missing pieces reveal older layers of paint and the wood beneath. A small metal hook at the top suggests a former attachment or addition. It is precisely from its strict verticality and the rhythmic application of paint that the object derives its unusually symbolic presence.
Tsévié is located in southern Togo, a region where Ewe religious traditions are intricately intertwined with neighboring Adan/Dangme and Fon traditions. Ewe shrine ensembles can include figures and various material objects associated with protection, divination, and spiritual mediation. Even colored patterns possess symbolic qualities within related Ewe-Dangme imagery; however, their meaning is context-dependent. The unusual format of the present piece suggests the cautious designation of it as a post-shaped cult sculpture. A specific function as a protective, ancestral, or Vodun figure cannot be determined without documented original context.
Literature (selection):
Nii O. Quarcoopome: Aklama. Helping Spirits of the Ewe and Dangme. Karlsruhe 2016.
Albert de Surgy: The Religious System of the Ewe. Paris 1988.
Suzanne Preston Blier: African Vodun. Chicago 1995.
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. MAZ28376
Informant: Batoure
賣家的故事
詳細資料
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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