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THB20th C. African Dogon Wooden Oliphant
Lot 155b
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Fine Arts
Jul 1, 2020
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West Africa, Mali, Dogon peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden wind instrument known as an oliphant, so-called because they were originally made from elephant ivory. The elongated tubular body is covered in dark brown pigment and features a broad tone hole on the bottom, a narrow neck, and a stylized anthropomorphic head finial adorned with a pair of projecting horns. The diamond-shaped mouthpiece is intended to have air blown across it similar to a flute, however this example does not produce any sound. Nice patina has formed across the surfaces. Size: 2.75" W x 30" H (7 cm x 76.2 cm)
Provenance: Estate of R. Pearson, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired in December 2016; Mr. Pearson collected from the third quarter of the 20th century until he passed away; ex-Arte Primitivo Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-Christopher Mount collection, acquired as a gift from his father, Marshall Mount
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#156312Old repair to one horn on head with a pair of iron pins. Small areas of loss just beneath mouthpiece as shown. Minor nicks, abrasions, and encrustations to head, mouthpiece, body, and tone hole, with fading to original pigment. Nice earthen deposits throughout. Instrument does not make any sound when air is blown across the mouthpiece.Condition
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