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Description : wood, bright colors, metal, This figure is published in the standard work on Ghanaian art by Herbert Cole and Doran Ross (1977, p. 177) in a photograph from 1976. It was part of a display ensemble of ntan figures carved by Osei Bonsu in 1933. Another figure from this ensemble, the prisoner, was auctioned by Zemanek-Münster on 15 November 2008. Nana Osei Bonsu of Kumasi (1900-1977) was the best known Ashanti artist and court carver to the Asantehene. The figure ensembles generally feature a queen mother, a chief, a colonial district officer, a policeman, a prisoner, and bell ringers. These figures are often doweled onto a table with an elaborate carpentered tree. The whole forms a stage set that is put in place near the drum at the beginning of the performance and taken down when it is over. The figures have no other function than to enhance the display. Ntan bands were popular among the Asante peoples of Ghana between the 1920s and 1950s. They performed on occasions such as naming ceremonies, weddings, funerals and traditional festivals?on any occasion where entertainment was needed. This is in contrast to other musical instruments and performances that were reserved for the court. Published In: Cole, Herbert M. & Doran H. Ross, The Arts of Ghana, Los Angeles 1977, p. 177, Cole, Herbert M., Maternity, Brussels 2017, p. 220, Doran H. Ross, The Art of Osei Bonsu, in: African Arts, February 1984, Vol. XVII, No 2, p. 31, ill 4 Continent: Africa
Prix: 0.00 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 1200 EUR-2500 EUR 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.

À propos du lot n° 238
Titre : Figure Of Colonial District Officer
Dimensions : H: 56 cm, H: 22,0 inch
Provenance : Royal Property Timothy Koock (1944-2022), Fredericksburg, Texas, USA Estate of Timothy Koock
Condition report : See description
Zemanek-Muenster, Salle de vente 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Titre de la vente : Auction 101 - Africa and Oceania
Date de la vente : 11/11/2023 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Référence de l'enchère : Live Sale

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