GothamGallery Fine African Art - Liberia Dan Figure

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Gotham Gallery Offering the Finest Quality Sub-Saharan African Art Fine African Liberia Dan We Figure MEASUREMENT: HEIGHT: 19.5 WIDTH: 6.5 DEPTH: 5 INCHES MEASUREMENT: HEIGHT: 49.5 WIDTH: 16.5 DEPTH: 12.5 CENTIMETERS MEASUREMENT STATUE ONLY MATERIAL: WOOD, PIGMENT, ENCRUSTED MATERIAL ESTIMATED AGE: 20TH CENTURY CONDITION: VERY GOOD REMARKS: RARE FIGURE CHARACTERISTIC DAN ART AGED SURFACE DARK PATINA SHIPPING: US EAST COAST $15.00 EXACT RATE USE SHIPPING CALCULATOR INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS WELCOME Get simple, reliable, and affordable image hosting with Vendio today! CONDITION Minor scrapes and chips, worn areas, overall condition very good. Thank you and please view my other items. BACKGROUND Dan people, who are also known by the name Yacuba, live in the western part of the Ivory Coast and into Liberia w the land is forested in the south and bordered by a savannah in the north. The Dan people make their living from farming cocoa, rice and manioc. Before unifying secret societies were set up at the turn of the century, each Dan village was an autonomous socio-political unit governed by a chief elected on the base of his wealth and social position. Today, the leopard society acts as a major regulator of Dan life and initiates young men during their isolated periods of three to four months in the forest. Dan people have achieved notoriety in the area for their entertainment festivals which were historically village ceremonies, but are today performed largely for tourists. During these festivals, masked performers dance on stilts. Dan figures, which were commissioned by powerful chiefs as three-dimensional portraits of their favorite spouse, are relatively rare. They measure about 60 cm in height and some function as maternity figures with babies on their backs. These statues are kept hidden inside houses and are only revealed during important occasions such as visits by foreign dignitaries. Since the turn of the century, Dan blacksmiths have cast brass figures which serve as prestige objects. They usually represent soldiers or people engaging in daily activities. A custom base is included with this piece. It is important to properly exhibit a beautiful piece of art. The splendor of the piece cannot be fully revealed without a correct display. Custom bases can cost a minimum of thirty and up to several hundred dollars depending on its complexity and size. It is very difficult to locate a good stand maker regardless of price, but fortunately this piece will be appropriately displayed and ready for you and your guests' enjoyment. Painter Fred Uhlman words - Most of the artists I admired, Picasso, Modigliani, Deraini, to mention only a few, had collected African art and had been profoundly influenced by it. Shortly afterwards I bought the Baule Fetish and the Baule bobbin which are still two of the finest pieces in my collection. It is easy to see why I bought them and why from that moment I have never stopped collecting. The head of the bobbin or heddle - pulley which is after all only a functional object for the purpose of weaving seemed to me then and today as beautiful as a Greek goddess. The fetish moved me as deeply as the bobbin by its silent tragic dignity and its air of profound meditation. GUARANTEE AUTHENTICITY AND CONDITION OF ITEMS ARE GUARANTEE TO THEIR DESCRIPTION. IF THE ITEM IS FOUND TO BE NOT AS DESCRIBED OR PICTURED, FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF THE WINNING BID AMOUNT AND SHIPPING CHARGE WILL BE GIVEN. QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, OR MORE DETAIL PICTURES. EMAIL: SHIPPING SHIPPING COST INCLUDES INSURANCE, US POSTAL PRIORITY MAIL UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COST PLEASE INQUIRE. PAYMENT PAYMENT ACCEPTED, PAYPAL, CERTIFIED CHECK, PERSONAL CHECK 5 TO 7 DAYS TO CLEA... read more

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