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West African (Sierra Leone)

Bellows from a metal workshop, from the Temne or Mende peoples. Circa 1910/20

Wood, carved; pitch. 87 × 48 × 23 cm (34 ¼ × 18 ⅞ × 9 in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: West African (Sierra Leone). Bellows from a metal workshop, from the Temne or Mende peoples. Circa 1910/20.

Estimate:

EUR 6,000

 

- 8,000

USD 6,400

 

- 8,540

Sold for:

5,000 EUR (incl. premium)

Spring Auctions 2017

ORANGERIE Selected Objects, Thursday, 01.06.2017

Information

Wood, carved; pitch. 87 × 48 × 23 cm (34 ¼ × 18 ⅞ × 9 in.). With modern mount.

Related literature: Miklós Szalay: the ethnographische Südwestafrika-collection Hans Schinz 1884-1886. Zurich, 1979, cat. no. 45, 46.

1970s private collection, Paris / private collection, Switzerland

Die expressive Geste. Deutsche Expressionisten und afrikanische Kunst. exh. cat., Meersburg, 2007, cat. no. 8