MALI

Details

CIMIER BAMANA, CI WARA
MALI
Longueur : 60 cm. (23 ½ in.)

Provenance

Hélène et Henri (1927-1992) Kamer, Paris
Collection Franyo (1909-2005) et Gustave (1910-1988) Schindler, New York
Collection privée, acquis auprès de ces derniers en 1992

Literature

Cotter, H., "Art Review. A Show Bursting Out" in The New York Times, 22 novembre 2002
LaGamma, A., Genesis: Ideas of Origin in African Sculpture, New York, 2002, p. 115, n° 71

Exhibited

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Genesis: Ideas of Origin in African Sculpture, 19 novembre 2002 - 13 avril 2003
Los Angeles, LACMA - Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Inner Eye: Vision and Transcendence in African Arts, 26 février - 9 juillet 2017

Special notice

ƒ: In addition to the regular Buyer’s premium, a commission of 5.5% inclusive of VAT of the hammer price will be charged to the buyer. It will be refunded to the Buyer upon proof of export of the lot outside the European Union within the legal time limit. (Please refer to section VAT refunds) This item will be transferred to an offsite warehouse after the sale. Please refer to department for information about storage charges and collection details.

Further details

A BAMANA HEADDRESS, CI WARA, MALI

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Pour un exemplaire très similaire voire probablement d'un même atelier, voir celui de la collection SLAM - Saint Louis Art Museum, inv. n° 68:1998, provenant anciennement de la collection John J. Klejman (1971).

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