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THB20th C. Kenyan Mijikenda Giriyama Wood Memorial Post
Lot 75
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Native American, Ethnographic, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, more. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Eastern Africa, Kenya, Mijikenda/Nyika peoples, Giriyama group, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An intriguing memorial post of a tall, minimalist form featuring a rounded head on top with a visage solely composed of petite eyes surrounded by a serrated peripheral 'mane.' The slender rectangular figure emanates from a cylindrical base and displays carved zigzagging serrations along both sides of the obverse body. The bottom of the waist and top of the hips taper to dramatic points and form triangular gaps along the waist line. The surfaces of the memorial post exhibit lustrous red-brown hues that have formed over time, and remains of white pigment are still visible within some of the carved-out details. Size: 3.9" W x 66.1" H (9.9 cm x 167.9 cm); 66.3" H (168.4 cm) on included custom stand.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1993.522
Provenance: ex-old private New England, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s; ex-private Ohio, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s
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#161206Slight bending and warping to overall form, with chips and inactive insect damage to cylindrical base, abrasions to body and head, several stable hairline fissures, and chipping and fading to original pigment, otherwise intact and very good. Light remains of pigment within some carved-out details and great patina throughout.Condition
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