Tribal Objects

	Tribal Art

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Tribal Art
"Es ist schwer zu sagen, worauf die unerhörte Faszination afrikanischer Kunst
zurückzuführen ist.

Ich selbst sehe in der afrikanischen Kunst einen Inbegriff dessen, was Plastik
überhaupt ist.

Allerdings kommt in der afrikanischen Plastik etwas hinzu, was man
üblicherweise den Ausdruck nennt. Primitive Kunst ist zweifellos eine in
höchstem Maße expressive Kunst. Gerade in Afrika verbindet sich jedoch das
Expressive immer mit dem Metrischen. Da ist stets die Verbindung von Kraft
und Maß.

Was immer die Werke im Einzelnen darstellen mögen, so besteht kein Zweifel
darüber, dass der Begriff der Kraft zentral ist. Es geht also um
Kraftvermehrung mittels künstlerischer Gegenstände. Und auch wenn wir die
Glaubensinhalte der afrikanischen Künstler nicht teilen, sind wir für dieses
Kraftpotenzial empfänglich.Wir erleben die Figuren und Masken nicht nur als
schöne und eindrucksvolle Gebilde, sondern als lebendige Potenzen. Die
inkorporierte Kraft ist ein Teil ihrer ästhetischen Wirkung.

Wer afrikanische Figuren um sich hat, weiß um ihre besondere Art der
Präsenz und spürt ihr Kraftpotential."

We/Elfenbeinküste

Sehr seltene Krankheitsmaske

H: 37 cm, Holz, Pigment, Leder

Eur 6000 (Ref ob2124)

Baule/Elfenbeinküste

Symbolfigur

H: 90 cm, Holz, Pigment

Eur 500 (Ref ob2125)

Gammgo/Elfenbeinküste

Stehende weibliche Figur

H: 80 cm, Holz, Pigment

Eur 2500 (Ref ob2126)

Indonesien

Figur

H: 84 cm, Holz, Pigment

Eur 100 (Ref ob2127)

Yoruba/Nigeria

Figur

H: 90 cm, Filz, Holz, Pigment

Eur 900 (Ref ob2128)

Fang/Gabon

Fetischfigur

H: 76 cm, Holz

Eur 3800 (Ref ob2129)

Dogon/Mali

Stehende Figur

H: 84 cm, Holz

Eur 400 (Ref ob2130)

Yoruba/Nigeria

Maske

H: 40 cm, Holz

Eur 400 (Ref ob2131)

Fang/Gabon

Figur mit 4 Köpfen

H: 55 cm, Holz

Eur 380 (Ref ob2132)

Fang/Gabon

Fetischfigur

H: 60 cm, Holz, Tierhaut

Eur 5700 (Ref ob2135)

Dogon/Mali

Stehende Figur

H: 66 cm, Holz, Pigment

Eur 350 (Ref ob2136)

Dogon/Mali

Stehende Figur

H: 60 cm, Holz, Pigment

Eur 300 (Ref ob2137)

Dogon/Mali

Stehende Figur

H: 66 cm, Holz, Pigment

Eur 350 (Ref ob2138)

Mumuye/Nigeria

Stehende Figur

H: 68 cm, Holz, Pigment

Eur 400 (Ref ob2139)

Dogon/Mali

Stehende Figur

H: 67 cm, Holz, Pigment

Eur 350 (Ref ob2140)

Songye/Zaire

Stehende Figur

H: 52 cm, Holz

Eur 2000 (Ref ob2141)

Dogon/Mali

Stehende Figur

H: 60 cm, Holz

Eur 300 (Ref ob2143)

Dogon/Mali

Stehende Figur

H: 68 cm, Holz

Eur 350 (Ref ob2144)

Dogon/Mali

Stehende Figur

H: 70 cm, Holz

Eur 350 (Ref ob2145)

Dogon/Mali

Stehende Figur

H: 62 cm, Holz

Eur 325 (Ref ob2146)

Bembe/Elfenbeinküste

Symbolfigur

H: 57 cm, Holz

Eur 400 (Ref ob2147)

Bembe/Elfenbeinküste

Symbolfigur

H: 60 cm, Holz

Eur 400 (Ref ob2148)

Fang/Gabon

Reliquiarfigur

H: 54 cm, Holz, Pigment

Eur 12000 (Ref ob2149)

Senufo/Elfenbeinküste

Stehende Figur

H: 115 cm, Holz, Pigment

Eur 500 (Ref ob2150)

Mambila/Nigeria

Stehende Figur

H: 52 cm, Holz

Eur 290 (Ref ob2151)

Bakongo/Zaire

Fetischfigur

H: 52 cm, Holz, Stoff, Nägel

Eur 2100 (Ref ob2153)

Mambila/Nigeria

Stehende Figur

H: 55 cm, Holz

Eur 350 (Ref ob2154)

Yoruba/Nigeria

Kopf

H: 46 cm, Holz

Eur 200 (Ref ob2155)

Yoruba/Nigeria

Altarfigur

H: 47 cm, Holz

Eur 300 (Ref ob2156)

Yoruba/Nigeria

Androgyne Figur

H: 44 cm, Holz, Perlen, Kaurimuscheln

Eur 4000 (Ref ob2157)

Bakota/Gabon

Reliquiarfigur (Vorderseite)

H: 30 cm, Holz

Eur 750 (Ref ob2159)

Bakota/Gabon

Reliquiarfigur (Rückseite)

H: 30 cm, Holz

Eur 750 (Ref ob2160)

Yoruba/Nigeria

Stehende Figur

H: 33 cm, Holz

Eur 400 (Ref ob2161)

Yoruba/Nigeria

Stehende Figur

H: 43 cm, Holz

Eur 400 (Ref ob2162)

Fang/Gabon

Stehende Figur

H: 40 cm, Holz

Eur 1500 (Ref ob2163)

Luba/Zaire

Januskopf

H: 45 cm, Holz

Eur 400 (Ref ob2164)

Luba/Zaire

Januskopf (Vorderseite)

H: 45 cm, Holz

Eur 400 (Ref ob2165)

Lega/Zaire

Stehende Figur (Rückseite)

H: 32 cm, Holz

Eur 150 (Ref ob2165)

Mumuye/Nigeria

Stehende Figur

H: 34 cm, Holz

Eur 150 (Ref ob2167)

Senufo/Elfenbeinküste

Webrollenhalter

H: 20 cm, Holz

Eur 100 (Ref ob2169)

Pigmé/Guinea

Figur

H: 18 cm, Holz

Eur 100 (Ref ob2170)

Mabea/Kamerun

Stehende Männl,iche Altarfigur

H: 59 cm, Holz, Patina

Eur 13500 (Ref ob2171)

Mende/Sierra Leone

Maske

H: 54 cm, Holz, Pigment

Eur 2900 (Ref ob2172)

Bamileke/Kamerun

Maske

H: 60 cm, Holz, Patina

Eur 3500 (Ref ob2173)

Dogon/Mali

Maske

H: 60 cm, Holz, weißes Pigment

Eur 500 (Ref ob2175)

Punu/Gabon

Doppelmaske

H: 64 cm, Holz, Pigment weiß und schwarz

Eur 300 (Ref ob2178)

Mambila/Kamerun

Stehende Figur

H: 30 cm, Holz

Eur 250 (Ref ob2360)

Baga/Guinea

Symbolfigur

H: 50 cm, Holz

Eur 3900 (Ref ob2362)

Dogon/Mali

Stehende Figur

H: 90 cm, Holz

Eur 6000 (Ref ob2364)

Ibibio/Nigeria

Krankheitsmaske

H: 25 cm, Holz

Eur 250 (Ref ob2366)

Dan/Liberia

Maske

H: 32 cm, Holz, weißes Pigment

Eur 200 (Ref ob2367)

Songye/Zaire

Stehende männliche Figur

H: 73 cm, Holz, schwarzes Pigment

Eur 1800 (Ref ob2368)

Bamileke/Kamerun

Krankheitsmaske

H: 27 cm, Holz

Eur 150 (Ref ob2369)

Fang/Gabon

Maske

H: 22 cm, Holz

Eur 190 (Ref ob2370)

Bamileke/Kamerun

Maske

H: 37 cm, Holz

Eur 300 (Ref ob2371)

Suku/Zaire

Stehende männliche Figur

H: 90 cm, Holz, weißes Pigment

Eur 2500 (Ref ob2372)

Bamileke/Kamerun

Altarfigur

H: 25 cm, Holz, schwarzes Pigment

Eur 200 (Ref ob2373)

Bamileke/Kamerun

Maske

H: 50 cm, Holz

Eur 400 (Ref ob2374)

Lobi/Burkina Faso

Stehende Figur

H: 77 cm, Holz

Eur 2900 (Ref ob2375)

Igbo/Nigeria

Figur

H: 70 cm, Holz

Eur 400 (Ref ob2376)

Hemba/Zaire

Symbolfigur

H: 77 cm, Holz

Eur 1500 (Ref ob2379)

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Kurze Erläuterung:
(Quelle: University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History)

Baga
Wooden figures, often worn or carried in the form of masks, are used by the initiation societies to educate initiates about the role of the spirits whom they represent. Large wooden serpent figures appear at initiations, and carved anthropomorphic figures are placed on shrines. The ancestors are represented in figures that embody both human and animal characteristics. Geographically the Baga belong to the coast, yet their art is more stylistically akin to that found in the Western Sudan region.

Bamileke
Most Bamileke statues represent the chief (Fon). Masks are also carved. Beautiful beadwork associated with the Fon is common throughout this area. The art styles of the peoples in the Grasslands are very hard to differentiate due to the complex and recent migration patterns that are typical of the region.

Baule
The Baule create art in several media, including wooden sculpture, gold and brass casting similar to their Asante ancestors, and mask and figure carving, which have been greatly influenced by their Senufo and Guro neighbors.

Bembe
The Bembe carve numerous kinds of wooden figures that represent various spirits. They also carve several different kinds of masks, the most notable being antelope horn masks (elande). Knives, staffs, fly whisks, and divination gourds are also often decorated.

Dan
Dan sculptors mainly produce masks which deal with virtually every element in Dan society, including education, competition, war, peace, social regulation, and of course, entertainment. They also produce stylized wooden spoons and intricate game boards used for mancala, a common game of "count and capture".

Dogon
The Dogon are best known for their extensive carving of masks and wooden figurative art. The primary colors used by the Dogon are usually red, black, and white, and popular patterns include spirals and checkerboard motifs, both of which can be traced to their origin stories.

Fang
The Fang are best known for their wooden reliquary figures which are abstract anthropomorphic carvings. There are a few in collections that are still attached to the original relics they were meant to protect.

Hemba
The artistic style of the Hemba is very similar to that of the Luba, as many of their forms are borrowed. Art often results from the elaboration of otherwise simple utilitarian objects. Extensive wooden sculptures, which often represent the ancestors, predominate.

Ibibio
The masks and accouterments of the Ekpo society make up the greatest works of art in Ibibio society. Drumming and music are also important elements in Ekpo ceremonies. The wooden sculpture from this area is also very detailed, and artists are just as likely to capture beauty as they are the hideous forms of evil spirits.

Igbo
Due to the diversity of the Igbo people, it is impossible to generalize about a pure Igbo art style, which has characteristically been representative of numerous geographical regions. It could be said, though, that most Igbo do carve and use masks, but the function of these masks vary from village to village. They are famous for Mbari architecture.

Lega
The Bwami society is the context for the production of most Lega art work, which includes ivory and wooden statuettes and masks. Ivory objects are reserved for the highest level, Kindi, while wooden objects are used by Kindi and Yonanio, the second level.

Lobi
The Lobi carve numerous types of objects, ranging from those used every day to figures that embody religious ideals. The figures (bateba) are recognized as living beings, which are placed on the shrines of thila and are able to communicate with one another and to fight off witches.

Luba
The iconographic representation of women in Luba sculpture is widespread and correlates to the important role of women in Luba society. The Luba are best known for their stools, divination bowls (mboko), beautifully carved bow stands, and memory boards (lukasa).

Mambila
Wooden statues are carved to represent the ancestors, and masks that are worn on the top of the head are carved for use in initiation. Most of these are characterized by red ocher paint that is applied with white chalk on a soot blackened background.

Mende
Most Mende art is associated with initiation and healing and includes wooden masks, twin figures, and medicine objects. Utilitarian objects such as heddle pulleys are decorated with carved heads or other beautiful designs.

Mumuye
Until the 1970s most Mumuye sculpture was misattributed to their neighbors the Chamba. Their style is distinctive, assuming a long narrow pole-like style. They also use bush cow masks like those of their neighbors.

Punu
The most common types of objects found are carved masks, which have been stylistically compared to Japanese art. They also carve standing reliquary figures, which watch over the bones of the deceased.

Senufo
All Senufo art is made by specialized artisans, which may diminish regional stylistic differences. Figures representing the ancestors are common, as are brass miniatures and small statues, which are used in divination. There are several types of masks used by the Poro society.

Songye
There are numerous mask styles associated with the Songye. Power objects and objects associated with divination are also prevalent in Western collections. In the past many Songye objects have been misattributed to the Luba and vice versa.

Suku
Various wooden sculptures are made, extending from religious and magical figures to everyday status items, such as elegantly carved cups and hair combs. The Suku, like their neighbors the Yaka, also create complicated masks, which are used by the initiation societies.

Yoruba
The arts of the Yoruba are as numerous as their deities, and many objects are placed on shrines to honor the gods and the ancestors. Beautiful sculpture abounds in wood and brass and the occasional terracotta. Varied masking traditions have resulted in a great diversity of mask forms. Additional important arts include pottery, weaving, beadworking and metalsmithing.