African Art Collection Auction Ending 9/28

#44 – OLD WEST AFRICAN METAL STATUES (2). (A) This small cast brass Rodin-like figure was excavated near Djenne in northern Mali. It depicts an old man, possibly a slave, hunched over while carrying a heavy water pot on his back. Remnants of the red clay from which it was retrieved are firmly attached to it. On custom base. H 3.75in. Brass. (B) In addition to a gong beater (Lot 37), the Bamum royal court in Cameroon had horn blowers who also announced the coming of the King and other important events. This man using a large side-blown horn is wearing a loin cloth similar to that worn by the gong beater in Lot 37. He is wearing a pendant suspended from a double chain around his neck as a mark of royal approval. H 7.5in. Cast copper.

OLD WEST AFRICAN METAL STATUES (2). (A) This small cast brass Rodin-like figure was excavated near Djenne in northern Mali. It depicts an old man, possibly a slave, hunched over while carrying a heavy water pot on his back. Remnants of the red clay from which it was retrieved are firmly attached to it. On custom base. H 3.75in. Brass. (B) In addition to a gong beater (Lot 37), the Bamum royal court in Cameroon had horn blowers who also announced the coming of the King and other important events. This man using a large side-blown horn is wearing a loin cloth similar to that worn by the gong beater in Lot 37. He is wearing a pendant suspended from a double chain around his neck as a mark of royal approval. H 7.5in. Cast copper.

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