A Pygmies Barkcloth, "pongo"
Hip scarf, bark cloth, "pongo"
Pygmies, Central Afr…

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A Pygmies Barkcloth, "pongo" Hip scarf, bark cloth, "pongo" Pygmies, Central African Republic Ohne Sockel / without base Tree bark. W 41 cm. L 119 cm. Provenance: - Gottfried Honegger (1917-2016), Zurich. - Community of heirs Gottfried Honegger, Zurich. "Pongos" are made from ficus bark fibers, which were cut and processed by the men. After they were carefully beaten into a thin textile, the women took over the decoration of the hip scarves. The symbols they used for the design were also used for body painting. Further reading: Phillips, Tom (ed.) / Appiah, Kwame Anthony / Ekpo Eyo / Mark, Peter / Gates, Henry Louis Jr / Preston Blier, Suzanne (1996). Africa. The art of a continent. Prestel, Munich. CHF 100 / 200 Condition: The condition (wear, eventual cracks, tear, other imperfections and the effects of aging etc. if applicable) of this lot is as visible on the multiple photos we have uploaded for your documentation. Please feel free to contact Hammer Auktionen for all questions you might have regarding this lot ([email protected]). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Hammer Auctions shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Hammer Auktionen is here to help. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Hammer Auktionen within 5 days of receiving the item. -------------------------------------------- The condition (possible wear, signs of use, cracks, possible other damage and signs of age, etc.) of this lot can be seen in the photos we have uploaded for your documentation. If you have any questions about this item, please do not hesitate to contact Hammer Auctions ([email protected]). The information regarding the condition of the items provided for the convenience of interested parties is an opinion only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Hammer Auctions accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions. In the rare event that the item does not match the description in the catalog, Hammer Auctions is here to help. Buyers may return the lot for a full refund provided they notify Hammer Auctions within 5 days of receiving the lot.

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A Pygmies Barkcloth, "pongo"

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BÉCAT (Paul Emile) & MARAN (René). Batouala illustrated with eighteen gouaches by P.-E. Bécat engraved by Louis Maccard. Paris, Guillot, 1947. In-4 on ff., filled cover illustrated with an African sculpture, in folder and slipcase. Covers stitched and sunned. 18 gouaches hors texte by Bécat. 13 lettrines and 10 culs-de-lampe by Marine Monnier. Beautiful portraits taken on site by P.-E. Bécat. Edition of 418 copies; n°309 of 350 on Arches à la forme. A few light brown spots (especially on the first pages), but otherwise a good copy of this very fine work by René Maran, elegantly illustrated by Paul-Émile Bécat (some of the portraits recall the style of Iacovleff, who illustrated an earlier edition of the same work). Born into a Guyanese family who had settled in Martinique and Gabon (where his father held a colonial administrative post), René Maran (1887-1960) was sent to France at the age of 7 to study, where he met, among others, Félix Éboué. After studying law, he joined the colonial administration and was appointed in 1912 to Oubangui-Chari - now the Central African Republic. Confronted on the spot with the difficult living conditions of the local populations, he drew on this experience to write his first novel 'Batouala - Véritable roman nègre', which describes the traditions of the Bandas and in particular the Gan'za rite, an initiation ceremony for young boys and girls on their passage to adulthood. Published in 1921 thanks to his friends Henri de Régnier and Philéas Lebesgue, the novel, in its preface alone (not included in this edition), denounces certain aspects of colonization, earning its author controversy and enmity. Nevertheless, the book won the Prix Goncourt in 1921, becoming the first book written by a black writer to win a prestigious literary prize.

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A Mbuti Bark Cloth, "pongo" Bark cloth painting "pongo" Mbuti Pygmies, DR Congo, Ituri Province Ohne Sockel / without base Bark cloth. W 42 cm. L 80 cm. Provenance: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) and Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Geneva. "Pongo" consist of ficus bark fibers that were cut and processed by the men. After they were carefully beaten into a thin textile, the women took over the decoration of the hip scarves. The symbolic motifs from the mythical imagination of the Mbuti that are used for the design are the same as those used for body painting. Further reading: Phillips, Tom (ed.) / Appiah, Kwame Anthony / Ekpo Eyo / Mark, Peter / Gates, Henry Louis Jr. / Preston Blier, Suzanne (1996). Africa. The art of a continent. Prestel, Munich. -------------------------------------------- Gérald Minkoff and Muriel Olesen Muriel Minkoff-Olesen (1948- 2020) completed her training at the School of Design in Geneva. Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) was a trained anthropologist and biologist. Both achieved fame as artists and from their meeting in 1967, the emblematic couple of contemporary art were inseparable. The travel-loving Olesen-Minkoff duo explored life like curious nomads, roaming the globe from Africa to Asia, Oceania, America and Patagonia. As artists and experienced collectors of contemporary art, they understandably had a keen sensitivity to the aesthetics and concepts of non-European art. The couple's Geneva apartment, perhaps their most beautiful joint work, thus became a place where the works of close friends such as Daniel Spoerri, Arman and Man Ray, as well as their own photographs, lived together with almost a thousand objects from Africa, Oceania, Asia and South America. CHF 100 / 200 Weight in grams: 82 Condition: The condition of this lot (wear, signs of use, tears, any other detractions and the signs of age, etc. The condition of this lot (wear, tears, possible other impairments and signs of age, if applicable) can be seen in the photos we have uploaded for your documentation. Please feel free to contact Hammer Auctions with any questions regarding this lot ([email protected]). Any statements regarding the condition of items made for the convenience of interested parties are opinions only and should not be treated as statements of fact. Hammer Auctions accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions. In the rare event that the item does not match the description in the catalog, Hammer Auctions is here to help. Buyers may return the lot for a full refund provided Hammer Auctions has been notified within 5 days of receipt of the lot.

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A Gbaya Throwing Knife Throwing Knife Gbaya / Yangere / Makaa, Central African Republic Ohne Sockel / without base Iron. H 41 cm. Provenance: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) and Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Geneva. Ceremonial weapons are characterized by careful manufacture and decorative design, e.g. the ornamentation with valuable materials such as copper, bronze, ivory or fur. Their original function is thus limited, so that their use as a weapon of war is no longer the main focus. Instead, they signaled the wearer's social status and power, making them more like cult, ceremonial, dignity and status weapons that were also used in barter. Further reading: Schmidt, A. M / Westerdjik, P. (2006). The Cutting Edge. West Central African 19th century throwing knives in the National Museum of Ethnology Leiden. Leiden: National Museum of Ethnology. ----------------------------------------------------- Gérald Minkoff and Muriel Olesen Muriel Minkoff-Olesen (1948- 2020) completed her training at the School of Design in Geneva. Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) was a trained anthropologist and biologist. Both achieved fame as artists and from their meeting in 1967, the emblematic couple of contemporary art were inseparable. The travel-loving Olesen-Minkoff duo explored life like curious nomads, roaming the globe from Africa to Asia, Oceania, America and Patagonia. As artists and experienced collectors of contemporary art, they understandably had a keen sensitivity to the aesthetics and concepts of non-European art. The couple's Geneva apartment, perhaps their most beautiful joint work, thus became a place where the works of close friends such as Daniel Spoerri, Arman and Man Ray, as well as their own photographs, lived together with almost a thousand objects from Africa, Oceania, Asia and South America. CHF 100 / 200 Weight in grams: 550 Condition: The condition of this lot (wear, signs of use, tears, any other detractions and the signs of age, etc. The condition of this lot (wear, tears, possible other impairments and signs of age, if applicable) can be seen in the photos we have uploaded for your documentation. Please feel free to contact Hammer Auctions with any questions regarding this lot ([email protected]). Any statements regarding the condition of items made for the convenience of interested parties are opinions only and should not be treated as statements of fact. Hammer Auctions accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions. In the rare event that the item does not match the description in the catalog, Hammer Auctions is here to help. Buyers may return the lot for a full refund provided Hammer Auctions has been notified within 5 days of receipt of the lot.

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