Lot 0069

An Ekoi Headdress

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Item Details

Description

Kopfaufsatz
Ekoi, Nigeria
Ohne Sockel / without base
Holz, Leder, Rohrgestell. H 67 cm.

Provenienz:
Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich.

Ausgestellt:
Musée International du Golfe de Guinée, Togo (2005-2011).

Expressive, aus Holz gearbeitete und mit Leder überzogene Aufsatzmaske aus dem Cross-River-Gebiet. Beide "Frisur-Hörner" original, separat geschnitzt und später restauriert.

Dargestellt ist eine junge heiratsfähige Frau. Die kraftvoll geschwungene Hörnerfrisur gehört zur Festtracht der unverheirateten Mädchen. Solche Masken wurden von Mitgliedern des ekpe-Bundes getanzt, welcher die soziale Ordnung in der Dorfgemeinschaft sicherte. Die grazile Gestalt trat meistens in Begleitung eines männlichen und aggressiv agierenden Partners auf, eine Dualität, die quer durch Afrika anzutreffen ist.

Den Ursprung dieser Masken vermutet die Forschung in Vorgängermodellen, die einst als Ersatz für Kopftrophäen dienten. Die damals verwendeten Menschenschädel wurden später durch solche aus Holz ersetzt die mit Leder überzogen wurden. Diese älteren Masken wurden bei Initiationsriten und Beerdigungszeremonien getragen.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Kerchache, Jacques (1989). Die Kunst des schwarzen Afrika. Verlag Herder: Freiburg in Breisgau.

CHF 2 000 / 4 000
EUR 1 720 / 3 440

Condition

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