Statue d`autel Shango Yoruba

Lot 28
18.12.2024 16:00UTC +00:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1349524
Lot 28 | Statue d'autel Shango Yoruba
Estimate value
€ 80 000 – 100 000
Statue d'autel Shango Yoruba
Région d'Oyo, Nigeria
Hauteur : 88 cm. (34 5/8 in.)




Provenance

Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 22 avril 1965, lot 82
Collection Miriam et Harold Kaye, Great Neck
Merton D. Simpson (1928-2013), New York
Collection Nancy (1931-2020) et Richard (1929-2018) Bloch, Santa Fe, acquis auprès de ce dernier en 1976
Sotheby's, New York, African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art Including Property from the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation, 13 mai 2011, lot 250
Importante collection privée princière, acquis lors de cette vente



Literature

Thompson, R., Flash of the spirit. African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy, New York, 1983, p. 10, n° 6
Roberts, A., Animals in African Art. From the Familiar to the Marvelous, New York, 1995, pp. 106 et 107, n° 2



Exhibited

New York, Museum for African Art, Animals in African Art. From the Familiar to the Marvelous, 31 mars - 31 décembre 1995
Montgomery, MMFA - Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Animals in African Art. From the Familiar to the Marvelous, 10 février - 7 avril 1996
Omaha, Joslyn Art Museum, Animals in African Art. From the Familiar to the Marvelous, 18 mai - 14 juillet 1996
Charlotte, Mint Museum, Animals in African Art. From the Familiar to the Marvelous, 26 octobre 1996 - 5 janvier 1997
Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art, Animals in African Art. From the Familiar to the Marvelous, 2 février - 27 avril 1997
Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art, Exposition permanente, 28 avril - 30 septembre 1997



Further details

Yoruba Shango Altar Figure, Oyo Region, Nigeria
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