Seated colon figure
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Lot: 27
Seated colon figure
Togo, Ewe
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany |
H: 18.5 inch | 1200 EUR / 2500 EUR |
wood, ten-part, colourful pigments, rest., base
The genre of colon figures developed during the colonial period. It is still disputed today whether the statues were originally seen as satirical caricatures of colonial officials or simply as depictions of new subjects in local styles.
Whether the original statues were intended to be purely ornamental or also served a ritual function is also debated by anthropologists.
Jahn, Jens (ed.), "Colon, Das schwarze Bild vom weißen Mann", München 1983, ill. 99
Exhibited:
Munich, Stadtmuseum: "Colon, Das schwarze Bild vom weißen Mann", 18 February - 17 April 1983