About the lot N° 36
Title : Suku, Period : 2003
Medium : Wood with a dark coatingSize : H 31 cmProvenance : - Former Prince Saddrudin Aga Khan collection (Geneva) (1933 - 2003), - Former Paolo Morigi collection (Lugano) (Morigi inventory label num. 522), - Former private collection (Lugano),Literature : - VENTURI LUCA M. “Anime antiche, arte negra, da una raccolta di sculture dell’Africa occidentale” BSI Bank, Lugano 2002, fig. 73, - FELIX MARK LEO “100 Peoples of Zaire and their sculpture: Suku pages 194 - 195” Brussels 1987, - BOURGEOIS ARTHUR P. “The Yaka and Suku”, Leiden, Holland 1985,Notes : The Suku people live in the southern region of the Congo, near the river Kwango and Mungila, at the border with Angola. They reside in the lands close to the Yaka, with whom they share a religion and divinatory worship practice. They use objects like masks, sculptures, idols and even wine glasses made of palm. In many cases, people confuse the two styles. In general, Suku art can be distinguished by its human figure made in the round. There is no emphasis on a hooked nose, which is a characteristic trait of Yaka art.Finarte, auctioneer, Milano, IT
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Sale title : African Art: the prestigious Keller-Morigi Swiss collection
Sale date : 14 Oct 2020
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