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Description : wood 184.5 x 66 cm (72 5/8 x 26 in.) PROVENANCE Purchased in West Africa in the early 1970's Gifted of the above to the Father of the present owner Thence by descent to the present owner, Private Collection, Harrison, New York LOT NOTES Phillips Stevens, writing in Nupe Wood Carving ( Nigeria Magazine, no. 88, March 1966, pp.29-31), is quoted: Representational motifs are most commonly used in the carving of door panels, most notably in Lapai (Abuja Emirate) where the carvers of Sakiwa's compound have been instrumental in keeping alive this form of carving, and in Agaie (Bida Emirate) whose carvers operate largely in the Sakiwa tradition (Stevens 1966, 29). Among the rich variety of symbolic motifs represented is an assortment of animals as well as representations of man-made objects, some of which were in the repertoire of the same Nupe carvers that produced such doors: a bow and arrow, a flintlock pistol, knives, and a Koranic tablet. For two closely related doors photographed in situ at Lapai, as well as a third which is almost identical to the present door, all carved by Sakiwa the Younger of Lapai see Stevens (ibid:32 and 34). For additional panels carved by Sakiwa the Younger, see Willett (1971: 240, fig. 235) and Robbins and Nooter (1989: 534, fig. 1426). CONDITION The door is in good age-appropriate condition. Special catalogue note: the door was previously installed outside resulting in weathering, endemic splintering and roughness. N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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