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| Dan mask #1 - SOLD |
| Dan mask #2 - SOLD |
| Dan mask #3 SOLD |
| Bamana animal mask SOLD |
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February 7, 2011
I am pleased to announce the relaunch of Discover African Art and RAND Tribal. The initial offerings on each
site are groups of maternity and fertility figures. Going forward the sites will be periodically updated with new
objects to build up the online inventory. If you are looking for a particular type of object that you don’t see on
either site, please do not hesitate to contact me because I may have what you are looking for, or I can help you
locate one.
Maternity and fertility figures have been a collecting passion of mine for quite some time now. Images of women
holding children represent a number of ideals. They may represent ancestors or symbols of lineage or clan
forbears, while other times they symbolize the desire for new life and prosperity. While exhibiting a wide range of
styles, they share common features throughout different cultures. The mothers may be depicted sitting, kneeling
or standing; the child may be carried on the back, to the side, standing in front of the mother, suckling or simply
held on the lap. The thing that makes them so unique and so fascinating is the interplay between two figures in
one sculpture. Frequently the children portrayed in the sculptures are not given a personality of their own, they
are carved in static poses and are treated as extensions of their mother’s personality. Their purpose in the
sculpture seems secondary, merely present to represent the productivity of the mother. The figures that I enjoy
the most are the ones where the children are depicted in unusual positions or poses, or are given a personality
of their own in the carving.
I hope you'll enjoy the group that I'm presenting for sale. Please feel free to contact me with any inquiries or
questions.
I am pleased to announce the relaunch of Discover African Art and RAND Tribal. The initial offerings on each
site are groups of maternity and fertility figures. Going forward the sites will be periodically updated with new
objects to build up the online inventory. If you are looking for a particular type of object that you don’t see on
either site, please do not hesitate to contact me because I may have what you are looking for, or I can help you
locate one.
Maternity and fertility figures have been a collecting passion of mine for quite some time now. Images of women
holding children represent a number of ideals. They may represent ancestors or symbols of lineage or clan
forbears, while other times they symbolize the desire for new life and prosperity. While exhibiting a wide range of
styles, they share common features throughout different cultures. The mothers may be depicted sitting, kneeling
or standing; the child may be carried on the back, to the side, standing in front of the mother, suckling or simply
held on the lap. The thing that makes them so unique and so fascinating is the interplay between two figures in
one sculpture. Frequently the children portrayed in the sculptures are not given a personality of their own, they
are carved in static poses and are treated as extensions of their mother’s personality. Their purpose in the
sculpture seems secondary, merely present to represent the productivity of the mother. The figures that I enjoy
the most are the ones where the children are depicted in unusual positions or poses, or are given a personality
of their own in the carving.
I hope you'll enjoy the group that I'm presenting for sale. Please feel free to contact me with any inquiries or
questions.
| New Objects - May 2011 |
| Kuba cup #1 SOLD |
| Chokwe Chihongo - SOLD |
| Baule mask - SOLD |
| Baule figure - SOLD |
| Jongo figure - SOLD |
| Yombe figure - SOLD |
| Punu mask - SOLD |
| Yoruba bowl bearer SOLD |
| Yombe figure - SOLD |
| New Objects - August 2011 |