A SENUFO VOTIVE ANTHROPOMORPHIC BIRD FETISH
Sold for £35
SENUFO VOTIVE ANTHROPOMORPHIC BIRD FETISH,
wood, stylised anthropomorphic shoebill, protruding chest, band around eves, mid to late 20th century, 22cm
Note: An atypical example.
Provenance: Collection of Julien Harris (1910-2011)
Acquired in situ 1930, thence by descent, acquired on a journey across West Africa that Harris undertook in 1930 alongside Geoffrey Gorer and Francois (Feral) Benga, a research trip which culminated in the book "Africa Dances". Benga was a Senegalese dancer at the Folies Bergère in Paris; known at the time as the male Josephine Baker and an icon of the Harlem Renaissance. Gorer, on the back of this work, went on to become a prominent anthropologist.
Condition reports indicate issues visible to the naked eye. Whilst every effort is made to provide accurate and honest condition reports, none of our staff is a professional conservator or restorer. Any condition report offered should be accepted as an indication of any obvious issues or problems or the lack of them. The condition report does not form part of any contract between McTear's and the buyer, and all lots are offered "as is" in accordance with our Terms of Business in the printed catalogue and available on our website.
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Sold for £35
SENUFO VOTIVE ANTHROPOMORPHIC BIRD FETISH,
wood, stylised anthropomorphic shoebill, protruding chest, band around eves, mid to late 20th century, 22cm
Note: An atypical example.
Provenance: Collection of Julien Harris (1910-2011)
Acquired in situ 1930, thence by descent, acquired on a journey across West Africa that Harris undertook in 1930 alongside Geoffrey Gorer and Francois (Feral) Benga, a research trip which culminated in the book "Africa Dances". Benga was a Senegalese dancer at the Folies Bergère in Paris; known at the time as the male Josephine Baker and an icon of the Harlem Renaissance. Gorer, on the back of this work, went on to become a prominent anthropologist.
Condition reports indicate issues visible to the naked eye. Whilst every effort is made to provide accurate and honest condition reports, none of our staff is a professional conservator or restorer. Any condition report offered should be accepted as an indication of any obvious issues or problems or the lack of them. The condition report does not form part of any contract between McTear's and the buyer, and all lots are offered "as is" in accordance with our Terms of Business in the printed catalogue and available on our website.
