Statue tricéphale Pomdo, Kissi - SIERRA LEONE
Pierre
H. 26 cm
Provenance
Vittorio Mangio, Milan
Johann Levy, Paris
Exposition
Paris, Galerie Johann Levy, Pomdo, Mahen Yafe et Nomoli, sept.-oct. 2003
Bibliographie
Aldo Tagliaferri, Antiche sculture in pietra dalla Sierra Leone e dalla Nuova Guinea, Milan, Electa, 1989, p. 131, fig. 112
Aldo Tagliaferri, Pomdo, Mahen Yafe et Nomoli, Paris, Galerie Johann Levy Art Primitif, 2003, p. 20, n° 20
Tosatto G. et Viatte G., L'art au futur antérieur, s.p., fig. 1
Statue quadricéphale. La tête principale surmonte trois têtes plus petites dont l'une, au centre, portant une coiffe analogue gaufrée, est sa réplique en modèle réduit; les deux autres têtes à coiffe en forme de bonnet. Des marques en forme de chevrons sur les tempes ressemblent à des scarifications.
«The main figure wears a classical Portuguese ruff. To judge by other examples that have remained intact, the sculpture may represent a chief surrounded by prisoners. Guinea, 26.4 cm Monza, V. and M. Mangio Collection» (Tagliaferri, 2003, p. 131)
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