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THBCameroonian Ndop Royal Indigo Resist Cloth
Lot 158b
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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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Bidsquare : Exceptional Day 2 Ethnographic Tribal Fossils
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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian from the ancient americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and incredible Fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian from the ancient americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and incredible Fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Africa, Cameroon, Bamileke, ca. 1960. Absolutely jaw-dropping! A gorgeous Ndop royal indigo resist textile - very rare to find in orange and indigo - and quite large! Ndop indigo raffia stitched and dyed textiles like this example were created to be mesmerizing backdrops setting the tone for king's thrones as well as other royalty during special ceremonies, for impressive displays on a king's palace walls, as floor coverings for royalty, or to be worn during traditional dances. The indigo blue color of this cloth refers to royalty, and the various stylized geometric motifs and figurative forms also possess royal symbolism. This cloth is quite sizeable and comprised of many narrow strips of handwoven cotton that have been skillfully sewn together. To create the patterns, a resist pattern was stitched with raffia and then the textile was dyed. A very special find for any African textile collector - a quality African indigo work! Size: 124" L x 55.5" W (315 cm x 141 cm)
See another ndop (Royal display cloth) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/636847 - According to the Met's curatorial team, "Like tsesah crests, ndop cloths are part of the practice of power in the Bamileke region and are tied to long-standing regional exchange networks. Luxury indigo resist-dyed cloths were first imported in the Cameroon Grassfields from the Upper Benue River region of eastern Nigeria. Local production of the cloths began in about 1910."
See another Bamileke royal ndop in the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art collection - https://africa.si.edu/collections/view/objects/asitem/People@1405/8/title-asc?t:state:flow=d22b7488-86f9-4347-8fc3-6ea02ab9c026
Provenance: private Poos collection, Overland Park, Kansas, USA; purchased directly from the artist in 2010 - One of the largest privately held quilt and textile collections in the world, the Poos Collection has evolved over 50 years and through extensive travels to allow for original or point of source acquisition. The collection includes international textiles and garments with an emphasis on West African textiles such as adire, aso oke, kente, and ewe woven prestige cloths as well as special Ndop cloths like this example.
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#145905Aside from a couple of loose threads, slight staining that is very difficult to see, and normal areas of fraying at the peripheries - all commensurate with age, this royal display cloth is in very good condition.Condition
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